Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...

A new study demonstrates that agricultural and medicinal plant residues can be transformed into a highly effective material ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

Turbocombustor Technology Inc. released toxic metallic air emissions that accumulated as a "waste powder" in the surrounding ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial water pollution remains a significant issue in the U.S., with many businesses exceeding pollution limits, adding that effective strategies can help mitigate ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a familiar household chemical: acetic acid, the main ingredient in vinegar.

What if plastic waste could be turned into something useful? That dream may soon become a reality, as scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using sunlight. Plastics and ...

Hungry gulls do not only steal our chips and sandwiches. They learn our habits, and look for reliable sources of food. That includes waste treatment centers, landfill or anywhere food waste is ...

From the very beginning of production, vapes are devastating for the environment. Sourcing raw materials for these products is highly resource intensive, requiring not just plastics, but heavy metals, ...

More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley Water ...