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By integrating experimental evidence across freshwater and marine systems, the study emphasizes that algae–microplastic interactions are not uniformly harmful but context-dependent, offering ...

Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgments, new research argues. The ...

Reclaimers of a variety of resins talked about broader market struggles and considered ways to grow domestic demand for PCR.

When we reflect on the technology journey that happened in the last century, the sense of incredible achievement is coupled with a sense of urgency toward sustainable solutions. Horse-drawn carriages ...

Manchester study argues recycling terms like upcycling mislead stakeholders and hinder sustainable plastic waste management progress ...

The global plastic waste crisis continues to escalate, pushing the recycling industry to adopt more advanced and integrated solutions. At the recent AMI Plastics World Expos in Cleveland, industry ...

As mainstream investors scramble to catch up to the burgeoning possibilities of climate-tech investing, one area of enormous opportunity stands out — circular plastic. To drive transformational change ...

The U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, announced this week that it will invest $13.4 million in research funding to address the plastic industry’s contributions to pollution and climate change. But ...

The qualities that allow plastics to be used in a wide range of products, such as eyeglasses, clothing, furniture, flooring, automobiles, toys, appliances, electronics, face masks and packaging, also ...

The good news about plastic pollution is that public awareness has become widespread of the gravity and harm of pollution by this now-ubiquitous manmade material. As a result, most people want to see ...

While biodegradable plastics currently account for 0.5% of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced annually, a growing demand for the alternative reflects consumer awareness and corporate ...