Jun 3, 2025 · This World Environment Day, discover 8 groundbreaking innovations tackling plastic pollution—from AI-powered recycling to river waste capture and biodegradable plastics.

Jul 28, 2025 · Donating 10% of Extended Producer Responsibility fee on plastic pollution could help fund waste and recycling infrastructure in developing countries. Qualifying international …

Apr 10, 2025 · Less than 20% of end-of-life vehicle plastics are recycled. For real change, we urgently need to rethink how we collect, process and value these materials.

May 31, 2023 · Ghana generates approximately 840,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year and approximately 9.5% of that is collected for recycling.

Jan 21, 2025 · Just 9% of plastics are recycled worldwide, meaning recycling alone will not solve the plastic waste issue and innovative solutions are needed. Reuse is the most powerful …

Dec 16, 2019 · Black plastic is recyclable, but waste sorting systems can’t recognize black pigments. Even if black plastic is separated, it often ends up in landfill. Major UK supermarkets …

Jun 22, 2022 · These 25 recycling facts and statistics show the state of plastic, paper, aluminum, glass, electronic and food recycling, and the progress the world has to make.

Sep 27, 2021 · Recycling plastic is not enough to beat the global waste crisis - we need more new ways to make food packaging, including using more compostable materials.

May 5, 2022 · The recycling rate fell from 8.7% in 2018 to 5-6% in 2021. This is due to a big drop in plastic waste exports, with China and Turkey banning such imports.

Dec 8, 2023 · From the world’s biggest plastic sorting plant to removing microplastics from water, here are five companies addressing the plastic waste issue.