By Sean Mowbray Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in developing countries than previously thought, raising serious ...

Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in ...

Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially ...

A University of Delaware-led team has developed a new catalyst that converts plastic waste into liquid fuels faster and more efficiently than existing methods, offering a potential solution to growing ...

Julian Brown recently went viral after posting a video that showcased his work in the still nascent field of microwave pyrolysis. Julian Brown, a 21-year-old Atlanta native, recently went viral after ...

CHARLESTON — A new plastic-to-fuel plant coming to the Upper Kanawha Valley promises jobs and innovation — but critics say the facility could do more harm than good. Clean-Seas West Virginia, a ...

Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) — conglomerated waste often composed of up to 50% plastic — is being burned globally in waste-to-energy incinerators, cement kilns, paper mills, and by other industries.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Global talks on curbing dangerous plastics pollution ended early Friday without ...

If John Bordynuik has his way, homes will be heated with milk jugs, and cars will run on plastic bags. Bordynuik, president and CEO of JBI Inc., has invented a process to convert waste plastic into ...

Cutting-edge South Korean waste-to-fuel technology transforms cruise plastic waste into usable energy FORT LEE, NJ, UNITED STATES, January 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com ...

A commercial airplane can burn a few gallons of fuel per mile. “It’s very hard to bring the huge engines to run on other things when they carry that much weight,” Fred Felleman, Port of Seattle ...