Despite the challenges, experts are optimistic. Researchers highlight advancements that could make hospitals safer: 'The ...

Recycling remains one of the most viable strategies for managing plastic waste, yet traditional methods face several ...

Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method ...

Launched by Naman Gupta and his brother Vipul Gupta, Code Effort is a social enterprise dealing with cigarette butt waste ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

Formulations of up to 85% cellulose are in development. In addition, Panasonic has developed a plastic waste sorting technology, based on near-infrared analysis, to identify and separate different ...

Removing plastic from clean water is one thing ... Chitin is readily available from seafood processing waste, and cellulose can be sourced from agricultural byproducts. The research paper also ...

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), widely used in textiles and food packaging, is a major contributor to global plastic waste. Industrial Cannabis sativa, or hemp, is a fast-growing herbaceous plant ...

The main source for the production of staple fibres or filaments such as viscose, lyocell, modal or other types of new ...

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding.