DW investigative environmental journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor look into the idea of using chemical recycling to deal ...

Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels and valuable chemicals using sunlight, potentially ...

In Hawaii, researchers are literally paving the roads with good intentions. They have come up with an innovative method for putting the island’s plastic pollution to work, covering its roads with ...

Researchers keep finding ingenious ways to manage plastic waste by converting it into new materials in a virtuous loop. While the technologies may work remarkably well, the intensive resources and ...

A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of income, education level or where they live. Yet wealthier and ...

Responsible material choices can reduce plastic pollution and support innovation when aligned with system needs and ...

Researchers have identified more than 600,000 microbial proteins capable of breaking down natural and synthetic plastics, revealing a far broader biodegradation potential across microbes than ...

US researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have found a new way to turn the world’s most common plastic waste into gasoline and diesel fuels. Polyethylene is a common polymer used in the ...

As seed-starting and planting season kicks in, AP gardening columnist Jessica Damiano urges gardeners to try reducing plastic use in the garden.

Who could possibly compare to Superman, the Man of Steel? Definitely not a man of plastic! Right? Wrong. Researchers at the University of Sharjah, UAE, have discovered that plastics, in certain shapes ...

Nearly every American consumer staple, from fresh produce and baked goods to household supplies and medical equipment, has been packed at some point in lightweight, flexible plastic sacks, known in ...