Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, shows a sample of recycled plastic in asphalt and a bag of recycled plastic used to make the asphalt, May 1, ...

A Los Angeles Times editorial is asking for a "do over" in the plastic bag ban that actually led to more plastic waste, according to a recent report. After California became the first state in 2016 to ...

Atmos reports that plastic production is set to double due to major investments by oil companies, shifting responsibility ...

Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

According to Greenpeace, only 9% of the world's plastic gets recycled. Instead, plastic waste continues to collect in our ...

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 ...

In the 2008 Disney film Wall-E, a tiny robot finds himself alone on planet Earth, working to clean up a world decimated by trash and abandoned by humans who left it that way. Heartwarming as the film ...

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

A University of Texas at Arlington scientist’s research could have an impact on one of the world’s most pressing problems: plastic waste. Plastic waste has become a major environmental concern. From ...

More than 100 wineries and other businesses in Napa and Sonoma counties are out to prove a circular supply chain is a ...

Plastic takeout containers, snack wrappers, and food packaging are everywhere. And most of them end up in landfills or incinerators. But one Chinese company is proving that this trash doesn't have to ...

Recycled fishing nets and household plastics create durable roads while reducing marine debris and landfill overflow in ...