The plastic recycling industry is moving through a challenging period at a time when the spread between goal and result is ...

Mixed with a little sunlight or white LED light, the scientists say they can convert black and colored polystyrene into ...

Instead of external compounds, the researchers used carbon black, already embedded in black polystyrene, as the ...

With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic ...

A new catalytic process, developed by scientists at UC Berkeley, tackles one of the main problems with traditional plastic ...

Navigating what can and cannot be recycled can be a last-minute thought during a busy holiday morning or simply confusing.

Where regulation is done right, society benefits, and usually, investor opportunities follow. One of the areas where we’re ...

Washington would benefit from a truth-in-labeling law, so you'd know if something is really recyclable, and a stable demand ...

The UN's new plastics treaty is about to be finalized—marking a crucial opportunity to form an international agreement to ...

36 kilograms is the average amount of plastic packaging waste generated ... related to the chemical structure of the material ...

Food manufacturers now include sustainability-related emission programs but are still identifying ways to displace plastic ...