Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered.

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

The vast majority of e-readers use glass screens that protect the e-paper screens. This is because they are cheaper to ...

The new polymer achieves impressive stiffness, up to 11 gigapascals, despite its low density of only 0.5 grams per cubic ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for ...

A new enzymatic process cuts costs by 74 percent, slashes chemical use, and recycles PET plastic cleaner than oil-based ...

Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem has taken a small step away from its polluting, oil-based manufacturing by sourcing ...

Genetically modified E. coli converted broken-down plastic bottles into acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and Panadol. Tales of turning water into wine or weaving straw into gold are one ...

Yet for all the ways plastic has revolutionized the medical industry over the past century, it’s now being scrutinized for what happens after it’s done its job. Plastic can easily end up in ...

The accumulation of plastic waste worldwide poses a serious threat to wildlife and ecosystems. Catalytic processes that ...

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

Banning bags, along with other plastic packaging, is the most commonly used remedy to rein in plastic waste. So far, 115 nations have taken that approach, but in different ways. In France, bags ...