The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to remove air emission regulations from plastic pyrolysis plants, also known as chemical or advanced recycling facilities, that break down plastic ...

Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic waste the world is predicted to be generating every year by 2050 if nothing ...

Amazon is changing how it boxes packages, swapping out plastic air pillows with recycled paper, a move the company says is more eco-friendly and will provide just as much protection, "if not better." ...

Visitors picked up trash, including plastic bottles, styrofoam and plastic wrap, brought in from the bay. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) This article originally appeared on Inside ...

Plastic bottles and other trash pile up along the bank of the San Gabriel River in Seal Beach, Calif. Credit: Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images When former top ...

A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment. By Nina Agrawal In “The Plastic Detox,” a new documentary out Monday on ...

The team engineered the bacterium Pseudomonas putida to convert polyethylene terephthalate, a main class of single-use plastics found in containers like water bottles, into pyruvate, a molecule that ...

Master Sgt. Kacie Koester and Staff Sgt. Michael Sederberg loosen cargo straps while unloading utility vehicles from a trailer during their annual tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 31, 2025.

Plastic pollution remains one of the world’s most challenging environmental problems. Plastic pollution has been found everywhere on Earth, from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest parts of the ...

To reflect real-life kitchen scenarios, scientists tested air fryers with frozen snacks, fresh foods, and repeated use, just as they’re used at home. Here’s what they found. A new University of ...

The MINISFORUM N5 Air is a new network-attached storage system that’s nearly identical to the MINISFORUM N5 that first launched in 2025. It has the same AMD Ryzen 7 255 octa-core processor, support ...