“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

A new Europe-focused study reveals that polyethylene (PE), the most widely used packaging material in Europe, has lower life ...

In the lab, tresearchers at the University of Edinburgh's Wallace Lab used genetically reprogrammed E. coli, which is a ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

Are recycled bottles safe? A study suggests chemical mixtures in recycled plastics might affect metabolism and hormone ...