Used in everything from water bottles to medical devices to building materials to clothes; plastic is a given in our daily lives. Yet, only about 9 per cent of plastic is recycled — the rest ends up ...

Not all plastics are equal—some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

Not all plastics are equal -- some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

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 ...

Of the nearly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced annually, about half ends up discarded, polluting landscapes and waterways worldwide. Developing sustainable ways to recover, break down and ...

ORNL's invention may change plastic's environmental fate by rearranging polymeric building blocks to customize the properties of plastics. Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains that can ...

Research reveals an electrochemical approach to PVC recycling, which enhances dechlorination and converts plastic waste into ...

Nature is full of interconnected loops. Water travels in a never-ending cycle, going from the ground to the sky and back again. When living things die and decompose, elements such as carbon and ...

Kevin A. Schug receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, ExxonMobil, and Weaver Consultants Group. He is affiliated with VUV Analytics, Inc. and ...