I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

One Tucson recycling center has closed and another is threatened, even as the city builds a facility for reusing plastic ...

Granted, the success of recycling plastic is abysmal — the U.S. rate is roughly 7% — but in theory it can be done. So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Arizona, where I live, was starting a ...

By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

ORNL researchers have created a method to transform waste plastics into high-performance materials by editing the polymers, ...

Yes, it looks like wood, but it’s not. Instead, it’s made with recycled single-use plastic bottles and natural stone — you read that right, stone. SPC stands for Stone Plastic/Polymer Composite, and ...

ORNL researchers developed a method to upcycle discarded plastics into high-value macromolecules, enhancing properties for sustainable applications.

"We can reduce the use of fossil fuels." Researchers announce breakthrough method to tackle massive waste issue: 'This is one ...