A study published in Nature Chemical Biology leverages the natural resilience of spores, which can endure extreme environmental conditions, by programming them to secrete plastic-degrading enzymes ...

India was found to be the world’s worst polluting country. LONDON -- An estimated 52 million metric tons of global plastic waste emissions are produced every year, a new study by the University ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...

Learn more. How to make the black plastic on your car look new again. All plastics eventually fade when exposed to the environment, but if your car’s trim is starting to look gray and sad ...

In 2019, an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense released a call for research projects to help the military deal with the copious amount of plastic waste generated when troops are sent to ...

Scientists have now utilized that fact to produce "living plastic" that biodegrades – but only under specific conditions. Spores are a dormant form taken by some types of bacteria, typically ...

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily.

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily.

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source? In 2019, an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense released a call for ...

In closed-door briefings with industry and advocacy groups on Aug. 14, a White House representative announced that the US is no longer against supporting global goals to cap plastic production.

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tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said on January 8, 2024. In our modern world, plastic has become an inescapable part of daily life ...