Plastic-infused asphalt can also save money. Because it lasts longer and resists cracking, cities may spend less on repairs and maintenance. In Rockwall, for example, early estimates suggest these ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

The UN’s new statistical guideline makes plastic visible by tracking it consistently from production and consumption to waste ...

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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 ...

A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in ...