With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — Malaysia will ban plastic waste imports from the United States starting Tuesday, citing America’s failure to comply ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira Saieed In the shadow of President Trump’s ...

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 ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

It is not an unknown fact that we produce a tremendous amount of waste each year. However, many of us are unaware of the actual numbers. According to 2025 Statistica, global plastic waste generation ...