Google spent 3 years redesigning its packaging to eliminate plastic. Now, it’s releasing a guide so that other companies can do the same. If you take a new Pixel 8 phone out of its package, you might ...

The measure falls under New Zealand’s Waste Minimisation Act and will require producers and importers to fund the collection, ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Any plastic packaging will eventually turn into microplastics if it’s left outside. But bright red, green, or blue plastic turns into pollution much faster than the colors white, black, and silver. In ...

Plastic food packaging, especially single-use containers, is a growing problem for the food industry. According to the UN Environment Program, 460 million tons of plastic is generated each year ...

Plastic waste has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. From overflowing landfills to microplastics found in the deepest parts of the ocean, the world’s ...

A new book by the journalist Beth Gardiner argues that oil companies are upping production of the material as a safeguard ...

Following a reported 75% reduction in plastic packaging in 2025, padlock producer Squire has announced plans to ...

By bricking your plastic, the company claims it’ll no longer jam recycling equipment the way individual plastic bags often do ...

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...

The UK has issued updated guidance explaining which plastic packaging can realistically be collected, sorted and reprocessed through existing recycling infrastructure.

Since plastic packaging accounts for a large fraction of plastic waste, the demand for environmentally friendly packaging ...