Researchers at Northwestern University have built a solid-state electrolyzer that converts carbon monoxide from plastic waste gas into ethylene, one of the most widely used chemical building blocks on ...

A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...

Researchers in the United States have developed a new method to produce ethylene from ...

BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% ...

Our ability to survive on the only known habitable planet has always involved adaptation and innovation. Carbon emissions and plastics, while central to our current way of life, have detrimental ...

Waste Energy (WAST) released an update regarding its plastic waste-to-fuel conversion business using advanced pyrolysis technology and AI. The company has identified four strategic locations in 2 ...

Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new research warns. Plastic production has skyrocketed since the 1950s, from a few million tons a year ...

On February 2, 2026, President Prabowo Subianto highlighted the waste problem in Bali, emphasizing the need for more massive ...

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 ...