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Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master HOUSTON – Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up...
A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches are littered with an estimated 414 million pieces of plastic debris....
By Prachi Patel Researchers create plastics that are stiff or rubbery, and performed as well, or better, than commonly available plastics. Starting with sugars, researchers have made...
Formosa Plastics Group’s six-decade track record is riddled with environmental, health, safety, and labor violations, including devastating accidents and persistent pollution in multiple countries, according to...
TONTOTON is a plastic neutralization program offering a sustainable solution for the reduction of ocean plastics by rescuing non-recyclable plastic before it reaches the waterways. (Ho...
A new scientific study showing that desert camels are dying from mistaking plastic bags for food has lead pioneering plastic pollution researchers and others to call for a...
Sustainability across the entire value chain — rather than advances in technology alone — is required to solve the United States’ plastic waste problems, according to...
NSF grant supports exploration of potentially transformative idea Each year tens of millions of tons of plastic are sent to landfills, while another 8 million metric tons of...
By the University of Arizona Discussions of the growing plastic waste problem often focus on reducing the volume of single-use plastic packaging items such as bags,...
New UCI-led study finds coastal urbanization increases contamination in seafood The first landmark study using next-generation technology to comprehensively examine contaminants in oysters in Myanmar reveals...