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Solving the world’s microplastics problem: 4 solutions cities and states are trying after global treaty talks collapsed
Sarah J Morath
17 Sep 2025
5 min read
By implementing bans on single-use plastics, enhancing recycling processes, promoting eco-friendly materials and innovating filtration methods, cities and states are making strides in reducing micropl ...
Waste
Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution — they should be banned
Jonathan Livingstone-Banks
29 Aug 2025
3 min read
About 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded every year
Waste
Sikanderpur shows why India’s urban villages can’t be left out of the clean city dream
Rukhsar Gauri
19 Aug 2025
5 min read
From open dumping to composting, Sikanderpur maps a cleaner path forward
Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)
Steve Fletcher
18 Aug 2025
3 min read
India’s compressed biogas future hinges on tapping the power of organic by-products
Santosh Kumar
13 Aug 2025
5 min read
India’s flawed tax system is killing the circular economy
Subhrajit Goswami
13 Aug 2025
3 min read
How microbes could help solve the world’s plastic pollution crisis
Julianne Megaw
12 Aug 2025
4 min read
Right Angle: Sustainable fashion is an oxymoron
Pradip Saha
11 Aug 2025
6 min read
Justice must anchor the plastics treaty: What’s at stake in Article 10
Pinky Chandran
08 Aug 2025
3 min read
Abellon’s bankruptcy exposes the failures of India’s waste-to-energy push
Pranay Raj
04 Aug 2025
6 min read
How can India lead the world to a single-use plastic-free future?
Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh
03 Aug 2025
3 min read
Making sense of Article 6: Why plastic production measures are essential for a strong global treaty
Amy Youngman
31 Jul 2025
5 min read
On the brink of change: Why the Global Plastic Treaty must deliver now
Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh
31 Jul 2025
4 min read
The circular economy could make demolition a thing of the past — here’s how
José Manuel Cabrero
24 Jul 2025
4 min read
A global treaty to limit plastic pollution is within reach — will countries seize the moment?
Winnie Courtene-Jones
23 Jul 2025
3 min read
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