Polypropylene, a hard-to-recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney. Polypropylene has long been ...

Considering the climate crisis and worldwide plastic pollution, many people believe that recycling materials, in particular plastic, is the solution to our problems. Recycling can reduce resource use, ...

From microplastics clogging up our oceans to landfills leaching out dangerous chemicals, plastic waste is a serious and ...

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Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...

Recovery rates for plastic film jumped between 2022 and 2024, but bottles were recovered for recycling at lower rates than ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I called Wayne DeFeo and told him I was considering ...

Great question Jessica! We use lots of plastic in Australia and it’s frustrating to find out how little is recycled. I work at a university with a team trying to find new ways for people to use less ...

Plastic overcapacity in China and additional regulations in Europe have created complications in a sector where supply is not ...