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

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

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

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 ...

A new study found that some caterpillars, specifically the larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), can degrade ...

Construction has begun on a £70m plastics sorting and recycling facility in Shrewsbury. Veolia said the site would process 80 ...

Tylenol could potentially be made greener and cheaper with the help of bacteria. Scientists were able to use a bacterial ...

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

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