Researchers have created a new plant-based material that could become a strong contender for a plastic replacement.

Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method.

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10% with most new plastic still made from ...

Plastic Back's innovative low-temperature chemical recycling technology converts hard-to-recycle plastics like PVC into ...

Nexergy Holdings PLC is establishing a new technology incubator at the Materials Processing Institute (MPI) at Middlesbrough, ...

Achieving near-total plastic circularity is not only feasible, it is the most cost-effective and humane path forward in a ...

A groundbreaking development in materials science offers a potential solution to the planet’s mounting single-use plastic ...

Last August, I learned of a new study that revealed that the human brains studied were nearly 0.5% plastic by weight. Let ...

State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

Beyond Plastics released a report on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act that showed it could save New Yorkers $1.3 billion in 10 years.