New research suggests that countries importing plastic scrap need to recycle an average 63% of the material to break even, a ...

By 2025, this pile of plastic is predicted to reach 40 billion tons. Globally, about 33 % of the material deposited in landfills consists of polystyrene (PS), which is widely used in packaging and ...

Iron-based electrocatalysis decomposes polystyrene while generating eco-friendly hydrogen. Plastics have become an integral ...

In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team from the Friedrich Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry in Göttingen introduced a novel approach for recycling polystyrene waste. Their ...

Plastic is a popular product in modern industry, and its usage has rapidly grown over the last few decades. Its omnipresence ...

Recycled Plastic Packaging Industry size is expected to register 10% CAGR between 2024 and 2032 propelled by increasing ...

The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment are as problematic as the plastics are useful. In an article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International ...

An international team of researchers has discovered that plastic nanoparticles, which are increasingly present in the environment and human bodies, can bind to antibiotics such as tetracycline. This ...

Experts say microplastics reduce fertility, lower sperm count and may increase cancer risk. Biohacker Bryan Johnson is trying ...

Plastic debris can break down into smaller particles due to different environmental factors, and become micro-nanoplastics ...

Greiner Packaging GmbH, as a part of its sustainability prospects, has come up with thermoformed plastic solutions for ...