Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

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

Why do plastic bags look and feel so different to plastic containers, such as soft drink bottles or yogurt tubs? The ...

Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies ...

“Irradiation can help reduce plastic waste volumes in two ways: by increasing the re-purposing of hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable products and by developing bio-based plastics to reduce ...

Using information from the Plasteax data platform, the report theoretically shows how strategic mechanical and chemical recycling capacity growth could address mismanaged plastics.

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus—just the ...

Recycling plastic is a great way to reduce environmental impact. Plastic is one of the most commonly used materials, yet when it ends up in the landfill, it can take up to 500 years to break down, ...