Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that ...

Engaging in DIY tasks in your home or merely focusing on a project involves using the highest-grade adhesive for challenging plastics to ensure successful results. The temptation might arise to ...

The win for the Mustangs was their first Big Sky road win since November 2019 against UNC. Cal Poly defeated the Bears 28-21 ...

The Weld County commissioners will earn $160,000 in 2027 and 2028, a 33% increase from the $120,000 salary set to go into ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient.

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...

These tiny plastic particles can range in size from 5 millimeters (as small as a pencil eraser) to 1 nanometer, which can’t be seen with the naked eye, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...

The world produces around 250 million tons of plastic waste in municipalities in one year — plastic bottles, cigarette butts, plastic packaging and much more. Much of that waste — equivalent ...

Racing Victoria's chief handicapper David Hegan has identified the Dermot Weld-trained Harbour Wind as the horse who has him most concerned ahead of the Melbourne Cup. At Tuesday's announcement of the ...

During 2020, the world threw away over 250 million tonnes of plastic. A fifth of this plastic pollution was dumped straight into the environment, as many nations struggle to keep up with the mounting ...