Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

Chemical recycling could play a vital role in reducing plastic waste and lowering dependence on fossil resources. German ...

Dr. Byungwook Hwang’s research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a process that applies the circulating fluidized bed ...

Dr. Byungwook Hwang's research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a process that applies the circulating fluidized bed ...

Fifty US lawmakers urge EPA to maintain strict air quality rules for chemical recycling facilities that emit toxic chemicals.

Images of plastic mountains at landfills and islands of floating plastics in our oceans demonstrably show that we are living in an age of immense consumer consumption. A rising worldwide population ...

In a major breakthrough in waste management, a plastic-to-fuel plant at Pachanady has produced nearly 10,000 litres of ...

Evonik introduces catalysts and adsorbents that purify pyrolysis oil, turning plastic waste into high-quality feedstock.

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...

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

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is inexpensive ...