Single-use plastic might just be the most insane act of collective self-harm humanity commits every single day. Each year, the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that we discard a ...

Researchers used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling. In a global first, University of Waterloo ...

When former top Environmental Protection Agency official Judith Enck noticed a cavalcade of chemical and plastics industry ...

A catalytic strategy using tungsten- and sodium-based catalysts enables low-temperature conversion of polyethylene, polypropylene, and their mixtures into light olefins at 320 °C, recovering up to 95% ...

The escalating environmental and economic challenges posed by plastic waste have spurred a diversity of research into advanced recycling technologies. This field encompasses a range of approaches—from ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction heating approach could save “billions of dollars.” A team from Louisiana ...

According to Greenpeace, only 9% of the world's plastic gets recycled. Instead, plastic waste continues to collect in our ...

Plastic waste is becoming an increasing problem, with 50 million tonnes of single-use plastic being produced each year.