Single-use plastic might just be the most insane act of collective self-harm humanity commits every single day. Each year, the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that we discard a ...

Researchers used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling. In a global first, University of Waterloo ...

"A major challenge." Researchers develop 'AI-enhanced' solution to major problem with common waste: 'Offers a promising route ...

Technology is giving us more options for plastic waste, but new methods are still far from perfect. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...

A catalytic strategy using tungsten- and sodium-based catalysts enables low-temperature conversion of polyethylene, polypropylene, and their mixtures into light olefins at 320 °C, recovering up to 95% ...

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Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction heating approach could save “billions of dollars.” A team from Louisiana ...

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(CN) — Call it killing two environmental birds with one stone: Researchers in Denmark say they have developed a method to convert plastic garbage into materials that can be used for carbon capture, ...