Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned ...

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists turn discarded plastic into a powerful material that captures carbon dioxide and helps fight climate change. (CREDIT: ...

The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

Reusable metal oxide-based nanocatalysts can convert waste plastic bottles into products that can be used to make biodegradable copolyesters, plasticizers and specific resins 1, 2. Studies indicate ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something ...

Researchers at the University of St Andrews have unveiled two breakthrough techniques for chemically recycling and upcycling ...

Researchers engineered a two-strain microbial system that converts PET-derived terephthalic acid into levodopa, overcoming ...

Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours into oceans, rivers, and landfills. These crises often feel separate, yet they ...