New chemical reactions aren't everyday phenomena, but that's exactly what researchers in Australia discovered, and it could ...

What if the solution to one of humanity’s most pressing environmental crises has been hiding in plain sight all along? With over 400 million tons of plastic produced annually and only a fraction of it ...

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

If those old plastic pots are piling up in your garden shed, bundle them into your car. There's a place in most towns and ...

The fifth and final Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting in Busan, South Korea, on November 25 represented a pivotal moment in the global effort to create a legally binding ...

Environmental advocates are bracing for a potential exemption from the Clean Air Act to promote so-called “advanced” or ...

A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of income, education level or where they live. Yet wealthier and ...

New solar reactor turns waste plastic and battery acid into hydrogen fuel and useful chemicals, offering a cleaner recycling ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, ...

SmartLifeco reports that a SmartLifeco survey shows Americans, especially Gen Z, are shifting to plant-based products, ...

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, need to do more to reduce the amount of the waste going into landfills, ...