The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Most people who separate their plastic waste for recycling assume the bulk of it will in fact be recycled. But current recycling methods, which "require sorting, grinding, cleaning, remelting and ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

An engineer @UHouston has developed a way to turn bacterial cellulose — a biodegradable material — into a multifunctional ...

This research could represent the first documented case of paracetamol production from plastic waste using E. coli bacteria.

Woolworths say potential plastic contamination of beef mince has forced a recall of products. The 1kg and 500g packs of ...

Swiss Re's annual emerging risk report has put the spotlight on plastics as a significant threat to insurers, with scientific advances in causation and source attribution potentially sparking rapid ...

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting NZ Drinks Ltd in recalling Hydr8 Spring Water (600ml x 24 packs) due to the ...

The new plastic, also biodegradable in soil over time, may prove useful in packaging and single-use products that often end up in natural environments.