Several locations around the world are inundated with polluted water and the situation in these hot spots may only get worse in the coming years. This water pollution mainly comes from the leakage of ...
A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...
A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also ...
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a loan of US$430 million for the China Plastic Waste Reduction Project to help improve plastic waste management ...
Costas Velis serves as Leader for the Marine Litter Task Force, established by the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). P₂O was co-developed by The Pew Charitable Trust, SYSTEMIQ, the ...
The World Bank on June 13 approved a project to strengthen management of waste, plastics, and pollution in Laos, with a focus on improving municipal solid waste services in Vientiane Capital. The Lao ...