Narrator: Some critics have pointed out that straws only make up a fraction of our plastic waste. So why is everyone so worked up about them? Leonard: I think straws are a bit of a poster child ...

Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tonnes) of plastic waste entering the ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 percent of plastic in… European Union nations reach major breakthrough to ...

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that around 380 MT of plastic waste is produced globally each year.

As well as guided reading of a non-fiction text, pupils will learn how to write a slogan, explore different styles and forms of writing, and create a poster about tackling plastic waste.

Plastic waste is the most common litter found in North Carolina streams, according to a recent report by the N.C.

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding.