We’ve updated the section “What’s up with black plastic?” to include guidance concerning coffee makers. It’s probably time to ditch your black plastic utensils. Research suggests that ...

Fair warning: if you invite me to dinner at your house and I spy a black plastic spatula in the utensil canister on your counter, I’m confiscating it. Not because I’m a thief, but because I ...

The finding could be particularly useful in combating plastic pollution in Africa, the researchers noted. The continent is the second-most plastic-polluted continent in the world, despite ...

But it isn't just plastic packaging that Europeans are throwing out in large volumes. With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe has a long road ...

Carbon recycling instead of plastic trash Iron electrocatalysis breaks down polystyrene and delivers green hydrogen Date: November 11, 2024 Source: Wiley Summary: Plastics are inescapable in our ...

Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used and versatile plastic materials globally, prized for its cost-effectiveness, lightweight properties and ease of formability. These characteristics ...

“It’s necessary to consider the full life cycle of plastics, starting from the extraction of fossil fuel and the primary plastic polymer production,” explained lead author Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez, ...

Shetty’s research uses low-amount solvents acting as hydrogen sources to break down a specific class of plastics called condensation polymers, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET ...

Eco-friendly and biodegradable plastic using bacteria has been developed at the University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños, according to the report of Martin Javier for Game Changer on "24 Oras" on ...

If you're in the plastic production business, you might just be praying for a Trump victory on Nov. 5. As countries prepare to jet off to Busan, South Korea, later this month to negotiate a binding ...

College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation ...