Plastic

Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions

As world leaders meet at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastics, urgent, bold steps must be taken

At state-of-the-art labs in Pretoria, a team of scientists is developing compostable products to replace single-use ones that are not recycled This content is restricted to…

The initiative in Kenya employs people to make art from flip-flops that have been thrown into the sea

The Sweethearts Foundation sells the plastic to recyclers and buys wheelchairs

In Accra, as in much of urban Africa, waste management falls far short of what it needs to be. Plastic waste is killing marine life and fishers’ incomes

An international team of researchers has found plastic chemicals in seabirds, including flame retardants and UV stabilisers, as well as banned pollutants

Activists have pointed out interesting ways that people can learn something new and have an adventure while doing their bit to save the ocean.

The quantity of rubbish in the sea is driving a growing alarm among countries whose economies rely on tourism

Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty

‘Leaked environment department document is a copy and paste of plastics industry arguments’

The country risks ‘pariah status’ for approach to global plastic waste crisis

Covid-19 has devastated the economy, but it has also opened a window of opportunity for businesses

Single-use PPE, such as face masks and gloves, is hurting and killing wildlife and pets around the globe

Humans eat, drink and breathe in tens of thousands of micro- and nanoplastics, but research into the effects on health is limited