The approach is a significant step. State landfill becomes first in US to properly handle hazardous waste: 'Removed off the ...

Scientists at the University of Buffalo (USA) have developed an innovative method for recycling flexible plastics, which ...

They’re tenacious, which is very good for a milk jug or a car bumper. But they don’t easily break down, which is bad for the environment. From the 1950s, when plastics were first produced in ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

Materials manufacturer Covestro and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

The IAEA has published a new study outlining decommissioning and waste management strategies for fusion facilities.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are primarily thought of as environmental pollutants, and most research ...

Engineering silicon carbide (SiC) with tailored morphologies for electronics and structural reinforcement materials has always been a costly and time-consuming affair, but scientists can now do it in ...

In a process that takes just seconds, James Tour ’s group at Rice University can transform discarded glass and coal waste to ...

Covestro AG and the Fraunhofer UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a pilot plant for smart pyrolysis of rigid ...