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Bangladesh’s new government implements strong measures to eliminate single-use plastic

In the battle against plastic pollution, Asia’s informal workers are critical allies (commentary)

What will the Brazilian food industry do about plastic packaging?

Biden-Harris Administration must strengthen position on plastic reduction treaty (commentary)

Most ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report

Saving Lake Victoria from plastic: Interview with Kenya’s teenage Muchilwa siblings

Mongabay investigation is turned into art for World Press Freedom Day event

Can the circular economy help the Caribbean win its war against waste?

Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste

As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs

At its fourth summit, 170 nations strive toward a global plastics treaty by 2025

Plastic pollution talks end & Arctic peoples return home to a ‘sink’ of plastic

Bioplastics as toxic as regular plastics; both need regulation, say researchers

Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows

Scientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting chemicals

Planetary boundary pioneer Johan Rockström awarded 2024 Tyler Prize

Pakistan bucks global trend with 30-year mangrove expansion

Communities on troubled Java river mold future from plastic waste

New AI model helps detect and identify microplastics in wastewater

As the world swims in plastic, some offer an answer: Ban the toxic two

In 2023, Mongabay’s reporting fellows covered Earth amid crisis — and hope

Chemical recycling of plastic not so fantastic, report finds

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran & petrochemical industry stall plastics treaty: Critics

Jamaica battles relentless plastic pollution in quest to restore mangroves

Circular economy poised to go beyond outdated oil, gas and coal, experts say

Beyond Climate: Fossil fuels rapidly eroding Earth’s ‘safe operating space’

Beyond climate: Oil, gas and coal are destabilizing all 9 planetary boundaries

As companies buy ‘plastic credits,’ are they reducing waste or greenwashing?

Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems

Up in the air: Study finds microplastics in high-altitude cloud water

Zimbabwe sees recycling boom as waste picking becomes lucrative business

For International Youth Day, three youth conservation success stories

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