Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic are projected to accumulate in the environment by 2050. Enzymatic and ...

Europe made an eco-friendly change to plastic bottles. It is driving tourists crazy. Abby Gendell encountered one after a hot July day touring Vatican City. “I open a water bottle,” the 22 ...

Landfills, environments where plastics are an abundant resource, are crucibles of bacterial evolution. Liyan Song and colleagues collected plastic biocatalytic enzymes from landfills around the ...

The penultimate round of United Nations talks toward a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution ended in disappointment for countries and environmental groups pushing for limits on ...

We love a good upcycling project - especially one that can benefit hummingbirds. Turn your bathroom empties into hummingbird ...

DePoly has developed a process that can tackle complex plastic streams and turn plastics back into raw material without affecting quality.

Of the potential mechanisms for tackling plastic pollution, a cap on plastic production was the most hotly debated, but one has not made it into the draft text of the treaty – not yet, at least.

A 7-year-old girl was found to have swallowed a toothpaste cap, which was lodged inside her airways for several weeks before its safe removal.

A plastic organization expressed its disappointment in the White House after the U.S. reportedly will support a global treaty reducing production.

A rare and beloved 7-year-old antelope named Lief died after choking on a cap from a squeezable pouch, a Tennessee zoo said, warning of the dangers to animals from plastic packaging.

The amount of plastic pollution that manages to elude incineration, recycling plants, and landfills is expected to nearly double over the next 25 years.

DePoly, a deep tech startup, has developed a process that is able to tackle complex plastic streams and turn plastics back into raw material without affecting quality. The round was co-led by BASF ...