Several locations around the world are inundated with polluted water and the situation in these hot spots may only get worse in the coming years. This water pollution mainly comes from the leakage of ...

A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...

>> THIS WEEK, WASHINGTON-BASED NON-PROFIT RESEARCH GROUP, THE MINDEROO FOUNDATION, RELEASED AN UPDATE TO ITS PLASTIC WASTE MAKERS INDEX REPORT. THAT REPORT SHOWS THAT GLOBALLY, SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ...

Patrick O'Hare receives funding from the UKRI. Lucia Fernandez is affiliated with FADU/UdelaR and WIEGO. Globally, waste pickers are responsible for collecting and recovering – from homes, businesses ...

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also ...

ETHEKWINI residents have raised the alarm over the escalating air and water pollution, illegal dumping, and inadequate waste management. Rachel Naidoo, secretary of the Tongaat Civic Association, said ...