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

Plastic waste is one of the biggest global problems right now, with more than 400 million tons generated each year and only 9 ...

New report estimates low-income countries, despite consuming less plastic, incur a total lifetime plastic cost that is 10 times higher than wealthier countries. The structural inequities built into ...

Digital watermarking and AI boost flexible plastic sorting while EPR policies fund infrastructure to overcome recycling challenges ...

Working with VTT Technical Research Institute of Finland, who originally developed the technology, Refinity operated at pilot scale for one week of continuous production, producing a metric ton of ...

With the rise of recycled content mandates and extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, the market for recycled plastics is growing rapidly. Research from Fortune Business Insights projects ...

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based ...

As talks on a global treaty on plastic waste conclude, a Newsweek Horizons event will bring together business leaders, academic experts and environmental organizers for a panel discussion at 6 p.m.

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 ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — The Alliance to End Plastic Waste walked the halls of Messe Düsseldorf looking to recruit new members and strengthen partnerships in its drive to advance plastic circularity ...