EPA proposed to require a label on existing plastic shipping pallets that contain decaBDE to provide notice that personal protective equipment (PPE) is required during the recycling of the pallets.

Researchers say just four policies could cut plastic pollution 90 percent by 2050. With no action, plastic waste could nearly ...

Discover which plastic packaging is exempt from the tax and whether it affects the 10-tonne registration threshold.

Polling shows environmental issues are far from the top of voters’ minds this year, and the global plastics crisis rarely gets a mention—unless it’s to defend plastic straws. Nevertheless ...

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New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

The Moss Vale plant would sort plastics into five types, and process them into pellets and flakes, with some then reprocessed into products such as furniture and plastic pallets. Plasrefine said ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...