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A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...

TerraSafe, a North Carolina-based materials innovation company, has announced its merger with DisSolves, a dissolvable film packaging startup. The comapy combination paves the way for two plastic-free ...

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

Gauhati High Court was hearing the plea filed by eight manufacturers of disposable plastic items who were affected by the ...

Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

A new era of 3D printing "microfactories" is helping to turn waste plastics into "highly competitive" products fit for use in the construction industry, according to Veena Sahajwalla, professor and ...

From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, has commenced the process of producing plastic products in its waste-to-wealth project after receiving €50,000 ...