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…
China can turn plastic waste to jet fuel at a low cost: study
Global plastic production exceeds 460 million tonnes annually, and the material’s resistance to degradation is fuelling growing concern…
Sydney Harbour rubbish loads rise during Vivid, Seabin claims
The creators behind floating rubbish bins peppered around Sydney Harbour claim rubbish loads rise during the Vivid Sydney…
The Tech That Could Turn Plastic Waste Into a Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Plastic is cheap, but it’s an ecological, environmental, and human health disaster that actually costs Americans over $1…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
Iron catalyst turns plastic waste into vinegar using sunlight
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic waste into acetic acid,…
Video reveals ‘disturbing’ discovery found inside elephant dung along hiking trail: ‘Such an alarming sight’
An online video showing plastic waste found in elephant droppings has sparked concern over the extent to which…
Man makes horrifying discovery while hiking in wildlife habitat: ‘Completely intact’
Travel content creator Murphy Ng saw something distressing while hiking near the Maliau Basin Studies Centre in Sabah,…
‘I literally [do] this all the time’
When it comes to medicine bottles, if you’re anything like most people, you have them in bathroom cabinets,…
The ocean floor is turning into the world’s biggest plastic dump site killing hundreds of underwater species |
For years, the public face of ocean pollution has been the same: floating bottles, drifting bags, and beaches…