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

The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...

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

Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

Researchers engineered a two-strain microbial system that converts PET-derived terephthalic acid into levodopa, overcoming ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo report a sunlight-driven process that uses single-atom iron anchored to a support ...

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

Plastic waste is becoming an increasing problem, with 50 million tonnes of single-use plastic being produced each year.