Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

When California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against Exxon Mobil and accused the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling, many of the allegations surrounded ...

Jay Schabel, president of the plastics division at Brightmark, holds plastic pellets in his hand the company's chemical recycling plant in northeast Indiana at the end of July. Credit: James Bruggers ...

Americans make 294 million tons of trash every year. About half of that goes straight to landfills. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the most common material sent to landfills is food ...

Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

Petrochemical factories want to promote a circular economy by stepping up efforts to recycle plastic waste, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). Aiming to build business sustainability, a ...

As plastic continues to fill landfills and oceans, city and state leaders are backing state legislation to curb it. By Hilary Howard In 2020, the plastic supermarket bag was banned in New York. It is ...

End-of-life plastics generated by the automotive industry present a complex challenge for recycling and waste management systems. Modern vehicles are composed of approximately 10% plastic by mass, a ...