According to a study published in the journal Science, a new method converts mixed plastic waste into fuel with 95% ...

A new study from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology describes a novel biological method to convert mixed municipal waste-like fractions – including food scraps, plastics, and textiles – into ...

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have engineered genetically modified Escherichia coli bacteria to convert terephthalic acid, derived from PET plastic waste, into paracetamol. This ...

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Delaware and Argonne National Laboratory describes a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a high-value conducting polymer known ...

In today's fast-paced world, convenience often comes packaged in plastic, from shopping bags to food containers, not to mention the seemingly endless supply of plastic water bottles. This useful, ...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2025 / Waste Energy Corp ("Waste Energy" or the "Company"), (OTCQB:WAST), an emerging waste-to-energy (WTE) company at the forefront of sustainable ...

A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable efficiency. Instead of ending up as microplastics in the environment, ...

Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes them difficult to break down. Tiny pieces of debris known as microplastics persist in soil, water and air and threaten ecosystems ...

A new study by researchers at UD (from top left inset to far right) Laure Kayser, Chun-Yuan Lo and Kelsey Koutsoukos and David Kaphan from Argonne National Laboratory (inset bottom left) conducted a ...

Company Secures First Waste-to-Energy Conversion Site in Fayetteville, North Carolina Only around 5% of plastic waste in the US is recycled. Over 86% of plastic waste in the US is sent to landfills.