One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and ...

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

If just one piece of contamination gets mixed in with recycling materials, the entire bin could be trashed.When it comes to ...

First, the mixed recyclables are shredded and crushed into smaller fragments, enabling more effective separation. The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, ...

Water is vital for food security, human health and economic development. But as populations grow and climate change intensifies, pollution is increasing throughout the water cycle. Water pollutants ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the ...

Any plastic fish containers with a lid, cap or stopper, containing less than 30ml of soy sauce have been banned.

The move was the latest expansion of plastic elimination measures that began in 2009 when South Australia became the first state to ban single-use plastic shopping bags.