This study provides the first evidence of microplastics in processed organic waste in Australia. It underscores the need to ...

It's the latest in a string of similar proposals that have elicited mixed reactions from the public and drawn opposition from the restaurant industry.

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Leaders from Republic Services, Rumpke Waste & Recycling and elsewhere discussed their role in recycling plastics at the ...

A team of materials scientists from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, the University of Milano-Bicocca, and Istituto Italiano ...

Working against the fast-fashion industry is still an uphill battle. Company takes bold step to revolutionize clothing ...

Walmart expects to fall short of its sustainability goals for 2025, attributing the outcome - including a 6% increase in ...

They found every kilogram of compost contained between 1,500 to 16,000 microplastic particles, most of which were in ...

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

As new bins make their way to households around the country, it’s easy to get confused. Here’s what you can and can’t put in ...

The judging is over and the results are in... finalists for the 2025 round of the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.