DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Students at Dayton Regional STEM School in Kettering are working to design a solution to plastic pollution in rivers. The nine students are members of the “Brick Busters,” which ...

Plastic recycling struggles today, but chemical, biological, and AI-driven breakthroughs could unlock true circular reuse and reduce global plastic waste.

The amount of plastic flowing into the world’s oceans is set to surge and businesses’ efforts to reduce plastic waste will do little to stop it, according to a new study in the journal Science. The ...

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 ...

Lightweight, durable, versatile and relatively cheap to make — plastic seemed like a miracle. In 1950, global production was near zero, but by 2019 manufacturers worldwide were churning out about 460 ...