Reasons to be Cheerful reports on autonomous plastic-eating robots in cities worldwide led by The Ocean Cleanup which aims to ...

The team’s prototype is a protein-rich cookie called µBites, pronounced “microbites.” Rather than putting plastic directly into food, the researchers first break waste materials into smaller chemical ...

Dr. Randal Haworth was one of two plastic surgeons featured in the reality show ‘The Swan’ ...

I spoke with a public health professor and a toxicologist to learn if microwaving leftovers is the reason why microplastics ...

If your plastic food containers are looking worse for wear, it might be time to put them out to pasture. How long DO they ...

A new study has found a sustainable and scalable way to improve the durability of plant-based packaging; it's a discovery ...

Marine plastic pollution is rampant. That’s nothing new. Plastic waste has been found in a variety of marine ecosystems, including beaches, coral reefs, and even some of the ocean’s farthest depths.

Polystyrene nanoplastics harmed male and female reproductive systems differently in animals, and the damage reached the next ...

At present, only two groups of plastic, polyethylene (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) among seven plastic groups are widely and easily recycled. However, the majority of plastic wastes are ...

Some of it is obvious. Your soda bottle. Your Tupperware container. But plastic waste goes far beyond bottles and bags. Each year we create roughly 440 million tons of it — equivalent to about 15,000 ...

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