Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental ...

Cars speeding along a smooth, black-colored street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, ...

Water plays a crucial role in boosting the conversion of polyolefins into valuable fuels when paired with ruthenium catalysts ...

Austrian recycling technology provider says its polycondensation process has received a positive opinion statement from the ...

Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

Plastic waste remains an unsolved and a fast-growing environmental challenge, calling for breakthroughs in recycling technologies. Now, researchers from Korea have discovered that adding water to ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

ORNL researchers developed a method to upcycle discarded plastics into high-value macromolecules, enhancing properties for sustainable applications.

Scientists in South Korea have developed a new method of decomposing PET plastic, one of the most common types of plastic.

In a significant leap forward for tackling the global plastic waste crisis, scientists in South Korea have developed a ...

An example of a communal recycling point in the Netherlands. You can usually find these within every neighbourhood. Image: Depositphotos Municipalities usually have containers for waste, paper, glass, ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...