Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed ...

A team of researchers has found a new way to transform common plastic waste intofuel-like products without using extremely ...

"Our results showed strictly adhering to a diet of food which has not touched plastic, whether that is during production or ...

A compost bacterium produced CCPUR1, the strongest enzyme yet found for breaking down polyurethane and nylon plastic.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bird floats among discarded plastic bottles in the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2024. (Darko Vojinovic / Associated Press) ...

Plastic bottles and cookies rarely show up in the same sentence, but a team of researchers just gave us a reason to talk about both together. According to Science Daily, scientists at Southern ...

According to a 2025 review published in Cureus, microplastics (tiny plastic particles ranging in size from 1 micrometer to 5 ...

Since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, plastic pollution has been having a growing impact on the people and ecosystems of Latin America. As the region imports an increasing amount of ...

MEA plastic recycling is gaining traction as packaging, construction, automotive and electronics pursue cost savings, energy efficiency and sustainability, backed by government initiatives.Dublin, ...

How Ocean Plastic Isn’t The Problem explores the issue of ocean pollution, particularly focusing on plastic, which ...

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