Raro International claims to have successfully engineered and patented a 'completely circular matrix' under its Raro Bags ...

The beautiful expanse of alpine meadow, Bukipatan, is littered with plastic bottles, wrappers of noodles, biscuits and beer ...

A new way of converting stubborn plastic waste into high-value chemicals using only water and oxygen has been developed by an ...

In an innovative gas fermentation process, reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide was found to significantly improve ...

Compostable bioplastics are largely made using the same processes as for traditional plastics, using either plant materials ...

Worldwide, discarded electronic toys, computers and smartphones are becoming an increasingly significant source of electronic ...

Plastic waste is a global issue, and the United States is the largest contributor; however, a team at Southern Illinois ...

You grab a compostable coffee cup from the office kitchen, feel quietly good about it, and toss it into your backyard compost ...

A new review shows why biodegradable plastics are promising, but not a magic fix, and what must change before they can meaningfully cut global plastic pollution. Paper: Scaling biodegradable plastics ...

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in plastic sustainability by developing a simple chemical process that transforms widely used plastics into rapidly degrading materials, offering new hope in ...

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process is inevitable. On the other hand, left alone, plastics are practically ...

Plastic is pretty awful. Despite being in many reusable containers, or just in disposable containers like water bottles, plastic as a material is one of the worst for the environment. In fact, we're ...