So far, recycling efforts haven't lived up to the hype, with only about 9% of plastic items getting recycled. An estimated 12 ...

The study Biodegradable Innovations: Harnessing Agriculture for Eco-Friendly Plastics, published in the Journal of ...

The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene ...

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic ...

By Francis Koster Ed.D. Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency, acting under directions from the White House, ...

The US plastic market is projected to grow significantly, reaching $266.15 billion by 2033 from $195.37 billion in 2025, ...

A new Research Group at the University of Oldenburg in Germany aims to make bioplastics out of organic waste. Their goal: ...

As a crucial agricultural yield-increasing technique in arid and semi-arid regions, plastic film mulching (PFM) has ...

Madurai: Rattled by the tonnes of plastic accumulating in Tenkasi district every tourist season in Courtallam, the forest ...

A natural, superabsorbent material developed at the University of Waterloo could dramatically reduce the environmental impact ...

Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.