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Representatives from more than 170 countries are in Geneva to try, once again, to hammer out a U.N. plastics treaty, which has been bogged down by obstruction from oil-producing nations

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UN talks to create a global plastic treaty have stalled. Now what?

Rick Spence

Oil-producing countries managed to derail a cap on plastic production at treaty talks in South Korea, leaving advocates scrambling for other tools

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The moment of truth is now here for plastic pollution

Rick Smith

OPINION | A recent study that found microplastics in men’s testicles is the latest to drive home the reality that we can’t recycle our way out of this health threat

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Is the burgeoning ‘plastic credits’ market a new wave of greenwashing?

Charles Pekow

Plastic credit certification processes are popping up across the planet. But there's no common standard that governs what is collected or how it is recycled.

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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Danielle Renwick

Oliver Franklin-Wallis' new book Wasteland explores the true economic and environmental toll of the waste we produce – and how to dig our way out

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The toxic nuclear legacy that Oppenheimer left behind

William J. Kinsella

From radioactive waste to government secrecy: we're still living with the consequences of the nuclear arms race triggered by the Manhattan Project

Summer 2022 | Waste

Canada bans some single-use plastics; are takeout containers enough?

Adria Vasil

Some corporations pilot refillable packaging as the world struggles with a plastic hangover from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Can we curb COVID’s ocean waste crisis?

Jennifer Lewington

University of Exeter’s circular economy hub tackles mounting COVID plastic in the ocean

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Four reasons to be hopeful about the planned global plastics treaty

Elizabeth Kirk

It’s difficult to say whether the treaty will lead to a substantial reduction in plastic pollution, but the resolution’s deference to national leadership need not undermine its success

Creative defiance

These 50 Canadian corporations are carving out a more sustainable future

Europe is setting the standard for sustainable business – and earning the rewards