Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method ...

Research has revealed that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down PET plastic, a widely used material in bottles and textiles. Scientists identified a specific enzyme responsible for ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum ...

More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million ... Feb. 27, 2025 — Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new study finds.

Plans in England to introduce a deposit return scheme have been pushed back to 2027 but one part of the country is leading ...

Rashedul and I watch as they start tearing out handfuls of invasive water hyacinth and filling sacks with discarded plastic ...

"Shift into Gear," a new report from SAP and Earth Action, is inciting companies to start preparing now to meet global ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

It would appear that plastic bag bans are tailor-made for government intervention. The environmental costs of plastic ...

Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set ...