Researchers have identified more than 600,000 microbial proteins capable of breaking down natural and synthetic plastics, ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the ...
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert a commonly discarded ...
How did plastic become so ubiquitous? The answer lies deep beneath the surface of the earth. In her new book Plastic Inc., ...
By JESSICA DAMIANO It’s seed-starting and planting season, and that means it’s likely buying season. This year, consider not ...
The cost of polyethylene used to make plastic packaging has soared alongside oil prices.
Scientists have shown that plastic bottles could be converted into levodopa, an important Parkinson’s drug, with implications ...
The state Senate on Wednesday approved a provision to eliminate plastic bags from retail checkout counters as part of a ...