Her creations tell the story of a world obsessed with plastic — and a fashion industry unwilling to deal with the consequences of it. All it takes is a glance at a clothing label to see the ...

Online fashion retailers are projected to deliver 7bn plastic bags to UK shoppers by 2030. Credit: DS Smith/Headland. The research, conducted by Development Economics, suggests that in the past year ...

Isatou Ceesay runs a project in The Gambia which recycles plastic waste, and has created work for many women across the country. A BBC Africa One Minute Story, by video journalist Sasha Gankin.

The research estimates that the number of bags in use is set to increase by 40% between now and 2030, in line with the expected growth in online fashion sales. This means by 2030, 1.3 billion ...

Plastic pollution has always been the global environmental issue for decades, in Vietnam, the situation is getting more severe. Every year, the nation generates estimated 3.7 million tons of plastic ...