Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours into oceans, rivers, and landfills. These crises often feel separate, yet they ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo report a sunlight-driven process that uses single-atom iron anchored to a support material to break down plastic waste into acetic acid, a key ingredient in ...

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have engineered genetically modified Escherichia coli bacteria to convert terephthalic acid, derived from PET plastic waste, into paracetamol. This ...

Company Secures First Waste-to-Energy Conversion Site in Fayetteville, North Carolina Only around 5% of plastic waste in the US is recycled. Over 86% of plastic waste in the US is sent to landfills.

A new study describes a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a high-value conducting polymer known as PEDOT:PSS. Researchers also noted that the upgraded plastic waste can be successfully ...

BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in ...