Plastics have many beneficial uses but the accompanying waste has led to severe environmental and health consequences.

A breakthrough depolymerization technology is transforming plastic waste into their base chemical building blocks, offering a ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / The material once dismissed as too expensive, too messy, and too ...

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

Researchers in South Korea have introduced a new biotechnology platform that may help the ...

Nina Notman discovers how a type of chemical recycling - depolymerisation - could increase recycling rates, reduce plastic ...

Canadian researchers with Light House found that 77% of plastic collected at construction sites was recyclable. It recommends parallel investments in end markets and recycling infrastructure.

With plastic pollution at an all-time high, the need for biodegradable materials has never been higher. Most packaging is ...

Watchdog group glued trackers to 53 of the chain’s cups across nine states and found none ended up at a recycling facility ...

The soft plastic recycling industry wants more waste to stay here, saying too much material is being sent overseas.