New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
The Fix for Food Waste Comes With a Major Catch
Between 30% and 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Most…
This New Process Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Instead of Pollution
Power Shift is Ellyn Lapointe’s ongoing Gizmodo series that explores advancements in green technology, with a focus on…
Great waste in the Great Lakes
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking…
Diver convinces a tiny octopus to trade a plastic cup for a shell in Pixar-worthy video
One of the best things about house pets is that few of us expect them to be smart.…
As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location
Belching smoke from a new plastic waste processing plant in central Ohio has stirred opposition to an even…
The ‘mudcrabs’ volunteering to remediate Sydney’s Cooks River from toxic pollution
Scurrying about the banks of Sydney’s Cooks River, an army of volunteers known as the ‘mudcrabs’ is working…
An Embarrassing Mistake May Have Skewed Microplastics Research All Along
Earth’s worrying pall of microplastics—recorded by scientists practically everywhere, across our planet’s oceans, aloft in clouds above Mount…
Researchers find disturbing discovery in 100% of livestock fecal samples tested: ‘A wake-up call’
While plastics have undoubtedly led to a number of modern-day conveniences, their inability to naturally degrade has created…
‘Took the wind out of me’: Why this man tested himself for plastics
As a healthy, active 25-year-old, Kal Glanznig never imagined a simple urine test for plastic chemicals would have…