Global plastic recycling rates are now stuck at under 10 per cent, a comprehensive new study shows. Plastic production has exploded in the meantime, creating a "pressing global environmental challenge ...

Recycling is one answer to the growth in plastic waste but treating “wash water” used to clean recycled plastic before re-use can produce safer recycled ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something ...