Remember, this is packaging, not all plastic waste. So should we burn our hard-to-recycle waste, or bury it? Here's the case for burning. Plastic is made from oil and gas, and it creates a lot of ...

As nations negotiate a binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, the pressure from industry is to focus more on ...

This arises from the fact that almost all plastics are made from oil and gas and the full emissions footprint of the global plastic industry — from oil and gas drilling to the open burning of plastic ...

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service concluded that the fire was started accidentally, by burning plastic and wood A fire that destroyed more than 40 business units was started by the burning of ...

Burning plastic in dumps and open fires is as big a problem for the planet as littering, scientists said Wednesday in a detailed new assessment of how plastic enters the environment. A world-first ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste ...

In the heart of Bali, where pristine beaches meet mounting environmental challenges, Oliver Gilpin witnessed a troubling ...

[File, Standard] Burning plastic in dumps and open fires is as big a problem for the planet as littering, scientists said Wednesday in a detailed new assessment of how plastic enters the environment.

Tokyo municipalities that refrain from burning plastic waste and recycle it instead will get subsidies from the capital's metropolitan government starting in April. As part of its strategy to ...

Firefighters think they may soon get the upper hand on a stubborn fire that’s been burning underground in a parking lot of ...