Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Jacob Rognhaug As Europe faces mounting pressure to meet its 2030 climate targets, all eyes are on the technologies helping to cut emissions at ...

Like much that comes out of the UN, it is all a ruse.

A new book by the journalist Beth Gardiner argues that oil companies are upping production of the material as a safeguard ...

Manchester study argues recycling terms like upcycling mislead stakeholders and hinder sustainable plastic waste management progress ...

Avoid sun and heat. Plastics can degrade faster when exposed to ultraviolet light and high temperatures, Dr. Mohanty said. So keep dental products out of direct sunlight and avoid cleaning your ...

This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

Along the final stretch of the Seyhan River, in southern Türkiye, plastic bits in various colors dot the water and sediment. When the river bends, shredded plastic, degraded by the elements, forms ...

Explore the urgent issue of ocean plastic pollution and its impact on marine life and human health. Find out how to help.

Discover Conair's AI-driven Conveying with Optimizer™ system that automatically optimizes vacuum conveying for plastics, eliminating manual adjustments, preventing clogs, and boosting ...

A recent study in Advanced Science reports an innovative, low-cost polymer heat exchanger that could transform how industries manage heat. The device was developed by a Rice University research team ...