In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

A joint research team has developed a technology to produce high-value-added plastic raw materials called dicarboxylic acids (α,ω-diacids) by recycling mixed waste plastics. The work is published in ...

The company plans to invest up to 80 million euros to commission a facility in Finland that could begin operations by early 2026. Image courtesy of Syklo Ltd. Finnish circular economy company Syklo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic is processed at Exxon Mobil's chemical recycling plant in Baytown, Texas, in October 2023. (Sergio Flores / AFP via Getty ...

The amount of plastic being churned out annually is far outpacing the global capacity to manage and recycle it. While some products are vital, much is made for single-use items that not only lead to ...

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding.

Flames shoot out across an area bigger than a football field, and the glare can be seen in the sky for miles. The sound is like hundreds of thousands of gas burners in concert, and a terrible smell ...

It was the images of plastic waste clogging rivers, covering shorelines and killing marine wildlife that helped to galvanize world leaders three years ago to start work on a global treaty to reduce ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. In ...