Each year, over 350 million tons of plastic are produced, much of it ending up in landfills or the ocean. A major contributor is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used in everything from soda bottles ...

With 430 million tons of plastic waste generated annually and less than 10% of it recycled, the plastic crisis is out of control. Thankfully, HIRO Technologies is creating a new path forward, powered ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

Fresh research is showing how plastic waste could be recycled to make life-saving medication. The study examined a method of using chemicals to break down polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. PET is ...

Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

Of the nearly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced annually, about half ends up discarded, polluting landscapes and waterways worldwide. Developing sustainable ways to recover, break down and ...

Current methods of recycling plastic waste can only do so much, as some kinds of plastic are difficult or impossible to recycle. Many researchers are still trying to develop innovative methods to ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

Paracetamol production could be revolutionized by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller, a study reveals. The new method leaves virtually no carbon ...