With rising risk to the environment and human health, the race for biodegradable plastics is gaining pace—with several ...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern ...

A team of chemists may have found a way to solve the plastic recycling problem - and it starts with a little help from nickel ...

Plastic is everywhere, but we ditched it for a week. Here are some tips from our experiment that you can use to cut back your own plastic use.

Why am I obsessed with winter sowing in milk jugs? It’s environmentally friendly (no electricity used), you’re upcycling a plastic container one more time before recycling it, and it’s ...

The delusion of advanced plastic recycling using pyrolysis The world is drowning in plastic. But the plastics industry is peddling a “solution” that works like magic ...

Empty milk jugs can be upcycled into a number of handy household items. When it comes to the garden, you can also reuse one to create a commonly used item.

Northwestern chemists unveil a nickel catalyst that makes recycling stubborn plastics easier and more efficient.

A battle has been waging in Sacramento over whether beverage cartons—the ones used for milk, juice, broth, wine, even egg ...