“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

New research reveals how "plastivore" caterpillars can metabolically degrade plastics in a matter of days, not decades, and ...

Plastic waste is a growing environmental issue, with tons of plastic ending up in oceans yearly, harming wildlife, polluting ecosystems, and threatening human health. This problem is not only ...

The NexTrex Grassroots Movement offers profitable solution for discarded plastic film.

Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach ...

Reference: Kardgar AK, Carmona E, Karlsson TM, Brosché S, Carney Almroth B. Effects of leachates from black recycled polyethylene plastics on mRNA expression of genes involved in adipogenesis and ...