Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public health and a toxicologist about the risks and how to nuke safely in 2025.

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

Candy wrappers. Balloons. Grocery bags. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 full garbage trucks worth of plastic gets dumped in the world's oceans. Scientists have long known that plastic waste is ...

This new chlorine-transfer method shows how PVC waste can fuel the creation of biodegradable plastics instead of clogging landfills. Study: Electrochemical Chlorine Shuttle from PVC Waste to Vinyl ...

EXCLUSIVE: British agency YMU Group has signed influencers Millie Mackintosh and GQ Jordan. Both operate in the wellbeing and self-care space, with Mackintosh known as a former reality TV star, who ...

The use of PVC in medical applications has been under fire for several years, as activist organizations flood the media with specious claims about the plastic material’s negative health effects.

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...

Plastic waste piles up faster than we can handle it. A new lab method shows that some of the most stubborn plastics can be turned into useful fuel and a common industrial chemical in one go. In a peer ...

Northwestern researchers created a nickel catalyst that simplifies recycling by breaking down mixed plastics, even those contaminated with hard-to-recycle PVC, into valuable new products. Their ...

Northwestern University chemists have developed a groundbreaking process that could simplify one of the world’s toughest environmental challenges: plastic recycling. Their new method skips the ...