Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in ...

Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county ...

“Black plastics are more likely to contain unregulated amounts of toxic chemicals. Including heavy metals and flame retardants which can leach into food and pose a hazard to human health,” the site ...

Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.

A researcher at Texas A&M University has found a new way to turn plastic waste into green hydrogen using catalysts and ...

The annual Coastwatch autumn survey has found “a massive reduction” in plastic bottles, aluminium cans and steel tins washing up on Irish shorelines following the introduction of a deposit ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic ... food containers, toys and hair accessories ...

Paper bags are heavier than plastic bags and so require more fuel to transport. Glass bottles are much heavier than plastic bottles but also take more energy to make in the first place.

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

Tens of millions of tonnes of plastic enter the Earth's oceans every year. Fishing line, bottles, bags, wrappers. It all spreads through ocean currents to land far from where it was dropped.

While a plastic bottle of water can get the job done ... in your life or someone who worships the gym, reusable water bottles can be a great holiday gift. Whether you like to add electrolytes ...

In addition, replacing the 500 mg vial with a 250 mg presentation could lower the overall drug waste from 5.8% to 3.2%, creating up to $155 million in annul savings, the team found.