Most plastic waste, especially polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—which is commonly found in bottles, food containers, and polyester fabrics—doesn’t decompose naturally. While recycling exists ...

To minimize plastic waste and pollution, the United States should reject blanket bans and instead address root causes through innovation and the development of a circular plastics economy.

In a basement laboratory at the University of New Mexico, Marcus Garcia rummaged through a bin full of plastic waste. He picked past bottles, chunks of fishing net, a toothbrush, a cup with a ...

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ... Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste: How to Keep It from Oblivion Mar. 6, 2025 — Sweden's radioactive ...

Despite a ban by FSSAI on packing food in plastic carry bags and waste papers, and HDMC's ongoing raids on shops violating the rule, unsanitary food packaging continues in Hubballi-Dharwad.

Upper Gwynedd Township has announced the formal start of a voluntary plastic waste reduction program proposed by the township’s environmental advisory council and approved by the township ...

akistan, like many other nations, is grappling with a mounting crisis - plastic waste. As we observe the International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, it is imperative to recognise that plastic ...

Dow, a US-based chemical company, is stepping up efforts to slow rising global temperatures by improving handling of plastic waste. The company wants its business to support the international ...

This is the first instance of this type of plastic recycling in the US, accepting all plastic waste. RESIN8 will be used in the upcoming BallPark Commons development project adjacent to the stadium.

That's roughly one piece of rubbish every five steps. Plastic was the most common type of waste. But in many cases it was unclear what the item was originally used for. For example, fragments of ...

A new partnership between the York Revolution and Center for CRDC Global will recycle WellSpan Park's entire plastic waste stream into a material used for building called RESIN8. The partnership ...