Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker transports plastic waste slated for a compressor in Bentong, Malaysia, in June 2024 before the waste is recycled and sold ...

Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially ...

Turkey has been the largest recipient of plastic waste from European countries for five years in a row, according to a new report from Greenpeace Turkey. As the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) ...

TOKYO -- Japan is poised to clamp down on exports of metal and plastic waste, Nikkei has learned, strengthening government oversight to encourage domestic use and prevent pollution caused by careless ...

A new economic assessment argues that Britain could halt plastic waste exports within the decade, rebuild domestic recycling capacity and capture major financial gains. The Guardian reports that the ...

Malaysia says it is no longer accepting plastic waste from a handful of nations, including the U.S., that didn’t ratify the Basel Convention. Malaysia emerged as a major destination for waste from the ...