Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, shows a sample of recycled plastic in asphalt and a bag of recycled plastic used to make the asphalt, May 1, ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on ...

As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

"We're extremely proud." Professor develops revolutionary solution to major problem with common waste: 'Bridges a gap' first ...

Of the nearly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced annually, about half ends up discarded, polluting landscapes and waterways worldwide. Developing sustainable ways to recover, break down and ...

Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans. That waste problem keeps growing. Now, a new scientific breakthrough suggests those same bottles could help power your ...

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You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The ...

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) -- As pickleball's popularity surges across the Gulf Coast, two young entrepreneurs with ties to Florida Gulf Coast University are tackling the resulting plastic waste ...

For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on high-heat extrusion and mechanical separation, degrading the material ...