PET is one of the most commonly used plastics. It’s usually transparent ... That’s partly because they consist of several ...

The U.S. Can Step Down as Top Plastic Polluter as Scientists Present a New Simpler Method to Break Down Plastic Plastic pollution is a huge problem in the U.S. The biggest issue the authorities face ...

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more ...

Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method ...

Plastics are made up of different types of polymers — a substance made of long chains ... the IAEA launched the Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative in 2021 ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine ...

In a small study of eight cats at early stages of pregnancy, researchers detected 19 different kinds of microplastic ...

Microplastics are a growing ecological and human health crisis: Scientist have found the tiny plastic particles everywhere ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

"One hundred percent of plastic marine debris tested have either similar or stronger acoustic target strengths compared with that of whale prey items," the authors report in a paper appearing online ...