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Around the world, an estimated 20 million people make a living by collecting discarded plastic, aluminum, and other refuse from dumpsites and landfills and selling it to recyclers. They’re called ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In the 2008 Disney film Wall-E, a tiny robot finds himself alone on planet Earth, working to clean up a world decimated by trash and abandoned by humans who left it that way. Heartwarming as the film ...

Plastic waste is a growing concern worldwide, and researchers have been working hard to find solutions to this critical issue. Recently, some potentially promising news has emerged from a study that ...

Malaysia’s role in a bio-circular future Malaysia has outlined commitments through its Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics 2018–2030, aiming to curb plastic consumption, strengthen recycling ...

Dublin, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plastic-eating Bacteria Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2020-2030F" report has been added to ...

Plastic pollution along selected Australian coastlines has dropped by 39 percent over a decade, according to research by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. That finding was included in a ...

WASHINGTON — It is in society’s economic and environmental interests to expand and standardize plastics waste collection, increase recycling, and explore new applications for plastics waste in ...