A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

The U.S. produces more plastic waste than any other country in the world. Last year, more than 35,000 tons of it was shipped to Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than ...

Scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using a source that's present in abundance.

The escalating environmental and economic challenges posed by plastic waste have spurred a diversity of research into advanced recycling technologies. This field encompasses a range of approaches—from ...

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 ...

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

For those of you over a certain age, you may remember this now famous line from the movie, The Graduate, delivered by the character Mr. McGuire to Benjamin Braddock, played by the actor Justin Hoffman ...