Enter Japan, pioneering an approach to plastic recycling that could revolutionize how we deal with this pervasive problem. The rising tide of plastic waste The scale of our plastic consumption is ...

Researchers reveal key factors behind Japan's plastic waste removal rates in rivers. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241212120014.htm.

Plastic litter recovery from rivers is a rather understudied topic in Japan. To tackle this knowledge gap, researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of plastic removal from over 100 important ...

The country generated 8.2 million t of plastic waste in fiscal 2022, split about equally between consumer and industrial waste, according to Japan’s Plastic Waste Management Institute.

By using creativity and persistence, the packaging department team at Yamagata, Japan, managed to reduce their waste plastic material by 11 percent. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, ...

Lawmakers have responded. Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic ...

WAKO, Japan (Reuters) -Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, ... adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste into the world's oceans each year.

In 2023, Japan alone exported about 50 million kilogrammes (50,000 tonnes) of plastic waste to Thailand. These imports were often poorly handled, with many factories burning the waste instead of ...

WAKO, Japan (Reuters) -Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, ... adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste into the world's oceans each year.