They are durable, cheap and everyday life is now hardly imaginable without them: plastics. More then 400 million metric tons ...

Scientists combined simulated moon dust with recycled plastic to 3D-print tools and parts that could help future astronauts on the moon.

Researchers may have addressed three problems with one stone—or rather, one cookie. On August 24, a team presented µBites (pronounced “microbites”), edible cookies made from upcycled plastic, at the ...

Plastic pollution goes far beyond visible waste, affecting wildlife, human health, ecosystems, and the climate in complex ...

At present, only two groups of plastic, polyethylene (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) among seven plastic groups are widely and easily recycled. However, the majority of plastic wastes are ...

More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution in the lake water isn’t regulated, ...

Finished plastic bottles and empty snack bags. Plastic recycling involves collecting used materials and using them as raw ...

Indian fisherfolk in Kodungallur face severe financial distress as invasive seaweed, plastic waste and illegal night fishing devastate fish stocks and damage nets, threatening their traditional ...

On Kenya’s Pate Island, communities are turning plastic waste into new livelihoods while tackling marine pollution and ...

The Philippines has an opportunity to turn its infinite feedstock of plastic waste into an opportunity to provide livelihoods that can help fight hunger and poverty, David Katz, founder and chief ...