It is plastic-free July, and a government announcement last week means that retailers are going to have to focus on the ...

These pricing changes are being shown on this week's PN resin pricing chart. Sources suspect an increase in demand due to companies having post-consumer material usage goals to meet in 2025.

The worldwide production of plastic has increased rapidly over the past two decades, and there are now an estimated 82 to 358 trillion plastic particles floating in the top 12 ...

A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, according to a study published March 8, 2023 in the open ...

They found a “rapid and unprecedented” increase in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE.

Ocean Plastic Sees Staggering Increase Since 2005, Study Finds. The rate of plastic entering the oceans could accelerate 2.6 times by 2040 if left unchecked, say researchers.