Regulation: Solutions at the wrong end Plastic Atlas There is no lack of agreements and initiatives to manage the plastic crisis. But almost all address waste disposal only; they are not coordinated with each other, and they absolve manufacturers of their responsibilities. By Linda Mederake , Doris Knoblauch and Stephan Gürtler
Waste Exports: The rubbish dump is closed Plastic Atlas What to do with your unwanted plastic bottles and bags? Simple: send them somewhere else. Until recently, much of the developed world’s hard-to-recycle waste was shipped off to China. That is no longer an option. By Claire Arkin
Zero Waste: Stopping the problem at the source Plastic Atlas Recycling alone cannot solve the plastic crisis. New ideas are needed that tackle the roots of the problem. A growing movement is showing how that can work - and a few pioneering cities and towns are blazing the trail. By Esra Tat
Corporations: Blaming the consumer Plastic Atlas Masters in lobbying, petrochemicals firms and plastic producers focus attention on waste management and recycling so they can evade their responsibility for the true problem: the growth in the volume of plastics being made. By Jane Patton
Climate Change: Not green, but greenhouse Plastic Atlas Plastics are sometimes seen as environmentally friendlier than other materials - not least because of their light weight. But the plastics boom is pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. By Steven Feit and Carroll Muffett
History: Breakthrough in three letters Plastic Atlas The first plastics imitated ivory and silk and attracted just a limited market. Things took off after World War II with the rise of PVC. Cheap plastics soon conquered the world. By Alexandra Caterbow and Olga Speranskaya
Plastic Atlas demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis and solutions for a zero waste future Press Release 49 detailed infographics over 19 chapters cover many aspects of plastic production, consumption and disposal.
The Reality of Waste Management in Gaza: Risks & Challenges Article Imagine a small and enclosed space with 2 million inhabitants, cramped together, living literally on top of one another. By Hamza Khalil Abu Eltarabesh
