Plastics are chemically complex. Right from their invention, polymer scientists have had to use a range of additives to make plastics functional and useful for real-world applications. Decades of ...

Photocatalysis 'allows abundant and free solar energy to break down plastic pollution'. | Credit: Illustration by Marian Femenias-Moratinos / What if plastic waste could be turned into something ...

Many large consumer product companies are falling short of the plastics recycling targets they set several years ago. Observers say this failure has contributed to hard times for the companies that ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have found a way to make plastics more sustainable by utilizing sulfur waste from the petroleum refining process. They have developed a method that allows ...

In Uganda's Mable district, which is known for its high-quality Arabica coffee, there is a new problem that is taking a shape. It is plastic waste. In colloquial terms, it is referred to as buveera.

cleveland.com: Joao Maia, professor of macromolecular science and engineering at Case School of Engineering, weighed in on plastic sustainability. "We are trying to make plastics sustainable, because ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drainage ditch clogged with plastic waste after monsoon flooding in Pakistan in August. - Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images The ...