A group of scientists in Japan has created a new form of plastic that combines the strength required for everyday use with ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Plastics are everywhere—from your phone case to the containers holding your food. They're cheap, light, and strong, which ...

A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

It worked on plastic bottles, T-shirts and colored plastics, breaking them down into pure, colorless TPA. "It worked perfectly," Kratish said. "When we added extra water, it stopped working ...

HONOLULU, HI (HawaiiNewsNow / AZFamily) - Researchers believe they have discovered a marine fungi that could naturally digest a growing problem in the world’s oceans, plastic waste. According to ...

And because plastic does not break down in the environment and less than 10 percent is ... including the agreement reached earlier this month known as the Oceans Treaty. What will it take to, as the ...

Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process ...

Plastic face masks can drift for long periods in the ocean. They will gradually break down through exposure to waves and winds and turn into microplastics. This breakdown process can take about ...

The holy grail of plastic recycling would be to convert the polymers back to monomers and then use them to re-make the plastics from scratch. This method uses a catalyst to break down polyethylene ...

Scientists have developed a new method to break down plastic waste, using moisture from the air. By exposing a common type of plastic to an inexpensive catalyst and leaving it exposed to ambient ...