UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...

Black plastic products may contain dangerous levels of banned flame retardants. A new study reveals how recycled electronic ...

MIT engineers have developed an innovative electrode design that convert carbon dioxide into useful products, such as fuels ...

A new study reveals the danger of this ubiquitous kitchen tool and a deeper problem with our plastic recycling system ...

The Ministry of Environment has announced a ban on polythene bags starting November 1. Various supermarkets and fresh produce ...

Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Both investigations revealed that microplastics commonly found in single-use plastic packaging, takeaway containers, and disposable utensils – also known as polyethylene ...

The lab detected an unknown DNA profile in control tests, tracing it back to a supplier’s plastic consumables; this contamination was found in about 30 samples. Lab officials emphasize that the ...

Ludmilla Aristilde, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads an 18-person research laboratory at Northwestern ... bacteria that cling to plastic bottles in rivers ...