Special report: We've consumed our way into a global plastics crisis
Special report: We've consumed our way into a global plastics crisis
The footprint of plastic pollution is projected to only increase.
Axios
Axios
There's a looming waste crisis from Australia's solar energy boom
There's a looming waste crisis from Australia's solar energy boom
As Australians seek to control rising energy costs and tackle the damaging impacts of climate change, rooftop solar has boomed.
The Conversation
The Conversation
How you're recycling plastic wrong, from coffee cups to toothpaste
How you're recycling plastic wrong, from coffee cups to toothpaste
If you don’t clean your recycling, it can harm more than it helps. And that icon with the arrows is virtually meaningless
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Black plastic can't be recycled – but we've just found a way to use the carbon in renewable energy
The big problem with plastics is that though they last for a very long time, most are thrown away after only one use. Since plastics were invented in the 1950s, about 8,300m metric tonnes (Mt) have been made, but over half (4,900 Mt) is already in landfill or has been…
The Conversation
The Conversation
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Where does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America's dirty secret
A Guardian report from 11 countries tracks how US waste makes its way across the world – and overwhelms the poorest nations
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
The troubling places plastics have been found
Plastics are slowly permeating our bodies, our oceans and even our air.
Axios
Axios