People must know how plastic affects endocrine functions and contributes to respiratory problems, birth defects, ...

A new review warns that plastic pollution is causing disease and death from infancy to old age, costing $1.5 trillion ...

Global plastic pollution is projected to hit 460 million tonnes by 2025 and campaigners have urged world leaders to “ provide global rules that will control the amount of plastics being produced” and ...

For decades, America sent its plastic waste to countries like China and Indonesia. Kartik Byma/AFP/Getty Images America is now scrambling to find alternatives. One approach peddled by oil ...

Bylicki’s research led Sharon to pursue an idea about converting post-industrial plastics into wax, solvents and oil. Over the next two years, they improved the idea and developed the proof-of-concept ...

Umbra on oil and plastic Dear Umbra, How much oil is used to make a pound (or some other comparable measure) of typical plastics? Melody Evans Paris, Ill. Dearest Melody, Ah, Paris.

New technologies don't just recycle plastic into new plastic. Instead, they make oil from it. A new plant in Akron, Ohio plans to divert old bottles from landfills and churn out 80,000 barrels a year.