Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...

Regulators have spent tens of millions subsidizing ‘advanced’ recycling facilities, which release carcinogens and give off more greenhouse gases than making plastic from crude oil. Last year, I became ...

A joint research team has developed a technology to produce high-value-added plastic raw materials called dicarboxylic acids ...

On March 20, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule change that could fundamentally shift how the federal ...

A joint research team led by Dr. Sang-Goo Jeon from the Bioenergy and Resources Upcycling Research Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) and Dr. Jung-Oh Ahn from the BioProcess ...

ProPublica finds advanced recycling techniques are not matching mechanical recycling’s rate of converting discarded plastic into new plastic. For genuine circularity, investments in mechanical ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

Chemical recycler Plastic Energy has produced its first batch of Tacoil at its joint venture plant with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) in Geleen, Netherlands, marking a key milestone on the road ...

CPTech's Sandwich facility pioneers the conversion of plastic waste into Sustainable Aviation Fuel, aiming to significantly ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...