Plastics are key components of virtually any modern technology, but the properties that make them so useful degrade with repeated mechanical recycling. Depolymerizing polymers back to monomers would ...

Bio-PE is derived from biological sources like sugarcane instead of petroleum. The manufacturing process begins with extracting ethanol from sugarcane, which is then dehydrated to produce ethylene, ...

“Landfills are not sustainable endpoints for municipal solid waste. Communities need infrastructure that works now – at scale, within regulatory frameworks, and with real economics behind it.” — Steve ...

A boy removing oil spilled on Itapuama beach, in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco State, Brazil. After a two year investigation police have said a Greek-flagged ...

When organic materials such as crop leftovers, wood, or plant waste are heated to create renewable energy and biochar, they also produce a thick, sticky liquid known as bio-tar. For decades, this tar ...

Although wind turbines generate electricity via an eco-friendly process, the giant blades of those turbines typically end up in landfills once they wear out. That could change, however, thanks to a ...