Despite polyethylene terephthalate (PET) being one of the most widely recycled plastics, only about 20% of used PET bottles ...

The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

For yoghurt and quark pots, around 15% of recyclable material is lost. NTCP, TNO and partners are investigating how to ...

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

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TotalEnergies' new plastics recycling plant has come under fire from environmental activists, who claim the chemicals it uses ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it’s sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People ...