Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in ...

Food wrappers, cited by nearly two-thirds of respondents, were the most frequently burned plastic product. The study ...

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - SEPTEMBER 15: A volunteer collects plastic waste that washed up on the shores and mangroves of Freedom Island to mark International Coastal Clean-up Day on September 15, 2023 in ...

Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic into a painkiller. The approach could help reduce plastic pollution and curb reliance on the fossil ...

Up to 904 million pounds of the waste was illegally dumped in the U.S. The United States produced more plastic waste than any other country in the world in 2016 -- about 92.6 billion pounds, ...

Tylenol could potentially be made greener and cheaper with the help of bacteria. Scientists were able to use a bacterial chemical reaction to convert a plastic water bottle into paracetamol with no ...