Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

The plastic lifecycle currently emits more than 0.85 gigatons of greenhouse gases. If current plastic production and consumption patterns continue, emissions could reach 1.34 gigatons per year by 2050 ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned ...

Plastic waste is one of the most serious pollution problems on the planet. Plastics are hard to break down and can last for decades in nature, even under the harshest conditions. A new catalyst ...

Plastics are widely used but difficult to degrade, posing an ecological challenge. A team from SIAT developed degradable "living plastics" using synthetic biology and polymer engineering. They ...

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups: "This product is made with XX% recycled plastic." Verifying such claims, however, ...