Researchers have found a way to turn plastic waste into hydrogen using sulfuric acid recovered from old car batteries and ...

Aviation is one of the sectors that contributes most to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on Earth. One proposed ...

Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...

image: Scott Svadlenak, right, and Kostas Goulas discuss possible reaction mechanisms for the PVC to waxes process. Photo by Johanna Carson. view more CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State ...

Scientists have long known that sunlight helps break down plastic. So, why do plastic products linger for decades and even centuries in rivers, lakes, and oceans—even when bathed in direct sunlight?

We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...