A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable ...

Plastic risk maps reveal hidden ocean hotspots where wildlife faces harm from ingestion, entanglement, and chemicals.

Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement ...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that ...

One of the most abundant pelagic sharks in the world has been shown to ingest both plastic and non-plastic fibers, which ...

Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for ...

A Beaver County plant accused of spilling harmful plastic pellets into local waterways will pay millions in penalties and be ...

The PET (polyethylene terephthalate)-alternative PDCA (pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is biodegradable and has superior physical ...

Eight million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. What it's done to this island is a stark warning.

A Japanese research team successfully harnessed E. coli to produce PDCA, a strong, biodegradable plastic alternative. Their ...