Since the first synthetic plastic was invented in 1907, an explosion in the world’s population and increased consumerism over the last century have led to a massive demand for — and the production of ...

Environmental groups in Japan recently urged the Japanese government to focus more on creating a society that produces and consumes much less plastic in its policy efforts to tackle the dire problem ...

Anyone following recent coverage of the worldwide plastic waste crisis may note a contradiction in the reporting on Japan's place in the discussion. On the one hand, Japan boasts a very high plastic ...

Japan, like many industrialized nations, faces a garbage crisis. For years it shipped countless used plastic to China, the main global destination for recyclable materials. However, these exports ...

A massive amount of plastic waste that washed ashore at a beach on the Sadamisaki Peninsula in Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, is seen in this file photo taken on July 4, 2018. (Mainichi/Yusuke Komatsu) ...

Plug and Play Japan株式会社（本社：東京都渋谷区、代表取締役社長：ヴィンセント・フィリップ、以下「Plug and Play Japan」）は、Alliance to End Plastic Waste（代表兼最高経営責任者（CEO）Jacob Duer/日本 穴田武秀、以下「AEPW」）に加盟するメンバー企業各社とともに ...