This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. After importing nearly half of the planet’s plastic recyclables for three decades, China barred the import of most ...

China stopped taking our plastic waste. Now we're drowning in it. America has long had a plastic problem. It's an urgent question — what do we do with the 40 million tons of plastic waste we ...

This film tells a story about an unschooled 11yearold girl YiJie shes a truly global child who learns the world through the United Nations of Wastes while working with her YI minority parents in ...

China introduced a plastic bag surcharge in 2008 in a bid to reduce plastic waste. But the problem is reemerging amid the coronavirus pandemic. In 2008, China faced a plastic problem. As the ...

Co., Ltd., will establish a new production site for high-performance resin compounds. These materials deliver excellent heat, chemical resistance and mechanical strength. Common applications are ...

On December 29, 2024, in Shandong, China, @Chūnnuǎnhuākāi shared a video of two boys launching a rocket made from a plastic bottle. The author's son and his friend created the rocket and took ...

The incident was highlighted in a widely shared video, with the caption expressing outrage over the apparent safety lapse.

Several other Southeast Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, have also historically been paid to take in plastic waste. China was previously the biggest market for household ...

Cosmetic surgery apps are redefining beauty standards and access to plastic surgery in China. In a country where cosmetic surgery is still often considered taboo, such apps are gaining traction as ...

It’s safe to say that the global campaign against the use of plastic straws reached fever pitch this year, with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones.