Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the time it takes you to read this sentence—say, four seconds—the world produces ...

What would a month without buying any new single-use plastic products look like? It’s a tall order for many Americans, who go through about five pounds of plastic a week, according to Oxford ...

Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

In the time it takes you to read this sentence — say, four seconds — the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely out of fossil fuels. That’s about 53,000 metric tons an hour, ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on high-heat extrusion and mechanical separation, degrading the material ...

The amount of plastic waste around the world continues to grow, ushering in a rising environmental, economic and public health crisis that affects everyone and everything on the planet. A 2022 report ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. HOUSTON—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business that’s failed three fire safety inspections and has yet to ...