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

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

In what could be a fix to the world’s plastic problem, researchers have developed a simple new method of harnessing moisture ...

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

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

A new process that 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 ...

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

The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic into L-DOPA, a frontline medication for the ...

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