Using nanomaterial-based catalysts, we drive depolymerisation, a process that breaks plastics back into their molecular ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have built a solid-state electrolyzer that converts carbon monoxide from plastic waste gas into ethylene, one of the most widely used chemical building blocks on ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production has ...

A multinational environmental initiative aimed at tackling marine plastic pollution has commenced operations in Calabar, Cross River State, with the launch of the PROTEGO (Prevention of Marine Litter ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Refinity, an Innventure (NASDAQ:INV) company focused on transforming plastic waste into valuable chemical intermediates, today announced significant ...

Urban households in developing countries are burning plastic waste in their homes to dispose of waste and as a cooking fuel to a greater extent than realized, according to a new study. Researchers ...

Today, most ethylene is made through steam cracking, a process that uses high-temperature steam to break down crude oil into ...

PROPER waste segregation can make a meaningful environmental impact when the correct bins are used. At SM Supermalls, the ...

Ethylene—the chemical used to create much of the world’s plastics—has a carbon problem that Professor Ted Sargent is working to solve.