UAA professor touts possible green alternative to Styrofoam that can be made of mycelium and wood or paper fibers in less ...

Researchers report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that they have discovered an enzyme that breaks apart ...

Researchers discover a bacteria in wastewater that can break down PET plastic, offering a solution to the global plastic ...

With landfills under increasing strain, researchers estimate it could nearly triple the amount of plastic entering the ocean by the same year. “The efficiency of the whole thing is very, very limited, ...

In the form of bottles, tires, packaging and piping, millions of tons of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's waterways, often ending up in the oceans. And their amount could almost ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian ... [+] Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing ...

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's waterways, often ending up in the oceans. And their amount could almost ...

Researchers have long observed that a common family of environmental bacteria, Comamonadacae, grow on plastics littered ...

Comamonadacae is a family of bacteria often found growing on plastics in water. New study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme ...