Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

Ghana faces a mounting waste crisis, with plastic pollution choking drains and fueling dangerous open-air burning.

Researchers are using air moisture to combat plastic pollution. This new technique efficiently breaks down PET plastics.

Citing environmental and noise pollution, Palm Beach's council wants its neighboring city to rethink its use of fireworks and explore other options.

A team of chemists from Northwestern University have found a way to break down plastic waste by harnessing the moisture available in the air. Their system uses an inexpensive catalyst to break down ...

Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry ...

With the automotive industry turning towards sustainable materials like plastic, we are poised to mould a future where ...

The US government is eschewing paper straws and going back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...

Mark Rowe reports on the failure to agree on an international treaty to limit plastic pollution and what our best hopes are ...

As the world transitions away from oil and gas, some see plastics as an alternative business model for the fossil fuel ...