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Nestle's CEO Ulf Mark Schneider looks on during a general shareholders meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens, near Lausanne, on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
EnvironmentSwiss giant Nestle has rolled back recycling targets and the difference amounts to the weight of 30 Eiffel Towers
By Dasha Afanasieva and BloombergJuly 11, 2024
A close-up of pieces of plastic that had been washed up on a beach
HealthAmerica has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke
By Carolyn BarberMay 5, 2024
Dow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution
CommentaryDow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution
By Jim FitterlingApril 16, 2024
Lego CEO Niels B. Christiansen
RetailLego CEO promises to use more expensive, renewable plastic in toy blocks by 2032 – without passing higher costs on to consumers
By Christian Wienberg and BloombergMarch 18, 2024
Woman drinking water seaside after running at the beach.
HealthBottled water could be putting tiny previously undetected fragments of plastic into your bloodstream and organs
By Coco Liu and BloombergJanuary 10, 2024
NYC scuba
EnvironmentNYC scuba enthusiasts are picking up trash off the ocean floor: ‘The best find of all time was an actual ATM machine’
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Ted Shaffrey and The Associated PressOctober 2, 2023
A man kneels down near a huge pile of shredded plastic.
EnvironmentEnvironmental groups see a Trojan Horse in big plastic’s plan to scale recycling efforts: ‘Nobody needs more plastic’
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2022
‘Children can’t advocate for themselves’: American public schools have a massive plastic waste problem
Environment‘Children can’t advocate for themselves’: American public schools have a massive plastic waste problem
By Hollie StephensOctober 10, 2022
The plastic elephant in Amazon’s boardroom
CommentaryThe plastic elephant in Amazon’s boardroom
By Matt LittlejohnJune 16, 2022
Portrait of Jim Fitterling
LeadershipDow CEO James Fitterling on the road to net zero for his plastics company
By Fortune EditorsJune 16, 2021
The struggle to make plastics more sustainable
NewslettersThe struggle to make plastics more sustainable
By Katherine Dunn and Alan MurrayMay 14, 2021
Heavy equipment operators displace rubbish piles at the Kawatuna Landfill, Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on August 24, 2020.
EnvironmentPlastic-eating ‘Pac-men’: Researchers say enzyme cocktail could revolutionize recycling
By David MeyerSeptember 29, 2020
Another casualty of the pandemic: We’re ‘drowning’ in single-use plastics again
EnvironmentAnother casualty of the pandemic: We’re ‘drowning’ in single-use plastics again
By Katherine DunnAugust 17, 2020
As plastic waste in world’s oceans continues to soar, efforts to stem the pollution are falling short
EnvironmentAs plastic waste in world’s oceans continues to soar, efforts to stem the pollution are falling short
By Katherine DunnJuly 23, 2020
Legos
RetailReady to Lego of Your Kids’ Old Building Bricks? Here’s How You Can Recycle Them
By Joseph Pisani and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2019
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