China lacks substantial impetus in its push to implement a circular economy for its plastics industry, leaving the root cause of plastic pollution largely unchecked, industrial experts and research ...

[KUALA LUMPUR] When Seah Kian Hoe was just 10 years old, he would jump on the back of his parent's small truck during school holidays and help them collect scrap, going door-to-door around ...

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) China's Plastic Pipes Market is thriving, with opportunities driven by rapid urbanization and government-backed infrastructure projects like "Sponge City." Demand ...

China’s “toughest ever” drive to reduce single-use plastics has been underway for two years. In January 2020, the country announced bans or restrictions on the production or sale of products including ...

ELEANOR HALL: The plummeting oil price has provided an unexpected boost to environmentalists in China. Every year, millions of tonnes of scrap metal, plastics, paper and glass from around the world ...

TOKYO -- China's move this year to reject plastic waste is starting to have a ripple effect on Japanese traders that had depended on Chinese consumption.

The UN Environment Assembly made history earlier this year when it resolved to work towards forging a legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution. At the end of November, ...

The pressure is on nations including Australia, US, Germany and Japan to slow the accumulation of plastic waste after China stopped taking foreign waste. China's decision to stop accepting plastic ...

A worker operates machines to compress plastic foam and carton boards in Pujin Recyclable Transfer Center in East China's Shanghai. [File photo by Xing Yi/chinadaily.com.cn] China's efforts to recycle ...

HANGZHOU, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Bamboo tableware, bamboo toothbrushes, bamboo fiber towels... A resident surnamed Wang from Hangzhou, staying at a homestay in Baofu Township, Anji County of east China's ...

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$250 million IBRD loan to help reduce plastic pollution from municipal solid waste and agricultural ...

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