Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of ...

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. Researchers warn that unknown and toxic additives make ...

A Norfolk Southern train carrying hydrochloric acid derailed in the Dooms area off of Eastside Highway. The incident took place the afternoon of June 23. No injuries were reported. At about 1:57 p.m., ...

Plastic food packaging is leaving us constantly exposed to tiny microplastics and even smaller 'nanoplastics', scientists in ...

How to tackle plastic trash as its mismanagement makes the country the world's worst offender in plastic emissions ...

A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach ...

Find out about the University of Edinburgh's work to convert our common plastic wast into the wildly used paracetamol.

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) production could be revolutionized by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday ...

With genetic tweaks, E. coli turned 92 percent of broken-down plastic into acetaminophen, charting a path to upcycle plastic waste sustainably.

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade ...

Michael Workman, growth director with RTI Global, compares resin buying to a game of blackjack — but one where the dealer can change the roles with each hand that's dealt, and where the player has to ...