Plastic is one of humanity’s most useful, flexible, and inexpensive inventions. Inexpensive, that is, until you remember the ...

Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed ...

More than 6,000 used milk bottles in Shanghai were given an unusual second life when they were processed into recycled ...

Countries need shared plastic data so global rules can track production, chemicals, recycling, waste, and pollution more ...

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Would you eat a cookie made from the same kind of plastic used in soda bottles? Researchers at Southern Illinois University ...

Look around you and you’ll struggle to find products that aren’t made with plastic. Since the 1950s, the malleable material has completely reshaped how we live and consume, offering convenience and ...

Virginia Tech researchers developed a process that turns hard-to-recycle PVC waste into valuable lubricant ingredients.

On the Congo River, plastic is becoming the catch of the day. Some fishermen around Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic ...

Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that overlooks the sprawling industrial site. White smoke billows ...

Replacing a filling or shaving down a crown is a routine part of dental care. But those procedures can also send plastic ...

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: Plastic waste is steadily piling up in the forest areas of Maredumilli, threatening the region’s natural beauty and fragile ecology. Despite restrictions and warning boards against ...