You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are ...

Supply chain development. A hybrid approach creates market demand for renewable raw material, or feedstocks, encouraging investment in sustainable agriculture, biomass processing and logistics. This ...

Plastic surrounds us in ways most of us don’t even notice. From the toothbrushes we use in the morning to the water bottles ...

A team of chemists may have found a way to solve the plastic recycling problem - and it starts with a little help from nickel ...

Scientists at the plastic technology center AIMPLAS are working hard to decrease our reliance on plastic. The team is "addressing this issue through innovative technologies such as physicochemical ...

Plastic pollution is a severe problem around the globe as it continues to harm our environment and daily lives. But what are our city and state doing to help fix this global issue? Globally, the world ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the ...

Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member countries are negotiating a global ...

In the Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a ...

A group of Clean Rivers volunteers working together to map plastic waste on the riverbank. Credit: Schone Rivieren. What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic ...

PLASTIC has been ceaselessly suffocating the planet rather than showing signs of downturn. What began as a convenience for its versatility has evolved into a global crisis, threatening human health, ...

From August 15 to September 12 (28 days/672 hours), the seizures translate into an average of 36.5 kilograms of plastic ...