The incredible diversity in the deepest levels of the ocean is being threatened with extinction by microplastics, a new study has revealed. The shock findings emerged after scientists studied the ...

Plastic waste has been detected at a depth of 2,000 metres in the Bay of Bengal, raising serious concerns over marine ...

Explore the impact of plastic pollution in Balukhand Sanctuary and its effects on local wildlife, especially blackbucks.

The Environmental Protection Agency gave a tentative thumbs down Jan. 11 to a petition from an environmental group asking it to regulate PVC waste as hazardous. The EPA's decision is not final. It ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's tentative decision in mid-January not to regulate PVC as a hazardous substance has prompted a spirited back-and-forth over whether it was the right move. Many ...

If there's one thing humans have figured out, it's how to produce plastic. Unfortunately, figuring out how to recycle and reuse it is another challenge altogether. But a team of researchers at the ...

Van Dyk Recycling Solutions uses vertical integration to tackle the global plastic waste crisis through advanced processing.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is durable and holds up against moisture and corrosion. That makes it a good plastic for pipes, construction material, and medical devices. But its high chlorine content also ...

Alice Mah receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and has previously received funded from the European Research Council. This ...

A new article summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and ...

This new chlorine-transfer method shows how PVC waste can fuel the creation of biodegradable plastics instead of clogging landfills. Study: Electrochemical Chlorine Shuttle from PVC Waste to Vinyl ...