With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has ...

Not all plastics are equal—some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee ...

A team including government-backed research institute Riken has developed a plastic material that is as strong and easy to process as conventional plastics but can be dissolved in seawater in just ...

Instead of external compounds, the researchers used carbon black, already embedded in black polystyrene, as the ...

Biodegradable plastic from RIKEN dissolves in seawater, tackling ocean pollution and supporting sustainability.

Secondly, unlike the plastics that are polluting the planet and our bodies, the materials are biodegradable in water and even the compost bin. "Right now we use a lot of conventional ...

This is because most traditional recycling facilities sort plastics using infrared light. The material black plastics are ...

Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have ...

plastics materials makers from companies including Braskem, BASF and CP Chem are pushing for an agreement that sends investment signals to support their recycling plans but avoids caps or taxes on ...

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Of this, 2,900 million tons are currently in use, comprising 2,700 million tons of primary plastics and roughly 200 million tons of recycled material. 5,300 million tons have ended up in landfills ...

But because of their strength, light weight, convenience, and low cost compared with other materials, these plastics have captured such a presence in humans’ daily lives that the world is ...