Unlike conventional methods that degrade material quality or generate additional waste, this breakthrough offers a cleaner, ...

The vast majority of the world’s plastic isn’t recycled because it’s currently cheaper to produce new plastic. But nature has ...

Water plays a crucial role in boosting the conversion of polyolefins into valuable fuels when paired with ruthenium catalysts ...

Industry groups want any EPR plan the state adopts to include chemical recycling, but for now, New Jersey seeks to limit the ...

By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency was told by a leading Senate Democrat to ...

A global treaty to end plastic pollution is within reach, but action on chemicals, production and financing is critical.

Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental ...

Black plastics used in common household goods can contain toxic flame retardant chemicals originating from e-waste.

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

One Tucson recycling center has closed and another is threatened, even as the city builds a facility for reusing plastic ...