a group of recycling waste workers known as Catadores prepared bales of discarded plastic for transport. As the group of mostly women worked, they spoke humbly of how important their work is to ...

Recycling plastic isn't working. The figure most often cited is that only nine per cent of the world's plastic has ever been recycled. That statistic is taken from a 2017 study looking at how much ...

Vietnam is major importer in global plastic scrap trade It imports more plastic waste than it can recycle Excess plastic is dumped in landfills or released into environment MINH KHAI, Vietnam ...

This so-called plastic recycling "craft village," an hour's drive from Vietnam's capital Hanoi, is where some of the plastic sorted for recycling in Japan, America and Europe ends up for final ...

Hays has one of the highest participation rates among Kansas's 40 or so municipal recycling programs. About 80% of Hays ...

Department of Environmental Services makes it easier to find local rules, avoid contamination that sends recyclables to the ...

Industry leaders, policymakers, and experts gathered to discuss how plastic recycling can drive the circular economy and contribute to sustainable development. Keep updated, follow The Business ...

nside this reaction vial, spotlit by concentrated sunlight, a piece of black polystyrene from a foam tray breaks down into a recyclable material. Black polystyrene, widely used in food containers ...

A GENERAL VIEW of plastic waste at a recycling facility in Minh Khai Craft Village, Hung Yen province, Vietnam, Feb. 26, 2024. — REUTERS MINH KHAI, Vietnam — Countless discarded bags float on the ...

In Victoria, plastics three through seven are not recyclable. This is because plastics marked three through seven are made up ...