Once upon a time, before marijuana became legal (or partly legal) in most of the U.S., the only plastic involved with a pot transaction might have been a small baggie and a disposable lighter. (Or, ...

It was an "almost accidental" discovery, the photocatalyst they invented turned out to be robust enough to withstand the ...

Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, shows a sample of recycled plastic in asphalt and a bag of recycled plastic used to make the asphalt, May 1, ...

New solar reactor turns waste plastic and battery acid into hydrogen fuel and useful chemicals, offering a cleaner recycling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines opened a new chapter in plastic waste reduction by ...

Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic products and plastic waste from the Global North to ...

Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans. That waste problem keeps growing. Now, a new scientific breakthrough suggests those same bottles could help power your ...

Former Travis County Judge Nancy Hohengarten of Austin, Texas, urges residents and businesses to reduce single-use plastics and support local reuse initiatives. AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / April 13 ...

Atmos reports that plastic production is set to double due to major investments by oil companies, shifting responsibility onto consumers instead of producers.

Huge amounts of plastic and food waste end up in landfill or incinerated. Some airlines are trying to tackle the problem, but ...

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) -- As pickleball's popularity surges across the Gulf Coast, two young entrepreneurs with ties to Florida Gulf Coast University are tackling the resulting plastic waste ...