Not all plastic is the same. Old yogurt cups and milk jugs, for example, don’t play well together when being turned into new materials. However, there are solutions.

A team of South Korean scientists have produced the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel-based chemicals. It is believed that the ...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that targets one of our most problematic polymers. The findings are detailed in a ...

Sustainability regulation and consumer demand are supercharging the move to recycled plastics. However, technical challenges such as adapting to variable feedstocks, controlling the color and ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Every year, 24 million tons of plastic bottles are thrown away worldwide. But what if those discarded water bottles could save lives instead of choking our planet? Scientists ...