We need less plastic waste and more clean hydrogen power. Researchers at the University of Cambridge might make both possible ...

The device uses sunlight to produce hydrogen from plastic waste, according to Anthropocene Magazine. Because hydrogen can be ...

Cambridge scientists built a solar reactor that turns plastic waste into clean hydrogen using an unexpectedly simple process.

Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans. That waste problem keeps growing. Now, a new scientific breakthrough suggests those same bottles could help power your ...

Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes them difficult to break down. Tiny pieces of debris known as microplastics persist in soil, water and air and threaten ecosystems ...

Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new research warns. Plastic production has skyrocketed since the 1950s, from a few million tons a year ...

For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on high-heat extrusion and mechanical separation, degrading the material ...

The sorting technology provider says methods exist to harvest more metal and plastic at recycling and materials treatment facilities.

That empty plastic water bottle sitting in your recycling bin might have a second life ahead of it, one that involves ...

A new study published in Advanced Materials Interfaces presents an innovative method for repurposing post-consumer thermoplastic waste into cost-effective, high-performance energy harvesters. Image ...

In the world of market competition, having the best and brightest package could send company sales into the millions. On the ...