Plastics

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

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How to increase the rate of plastics recycling

Chemist developing method to recycle more plastics

UTA chemist developing method to recycle more plastics - EurekAlert

Alternative materials to plastics for packaging are not always more sustainable - EurekAlert

Hydrothermal treatment: A green leap forward in solid fuel production from waste biomass and plastics - EurekAlert

Revolutionizing Plastics: Safer, Greener LDPE Alternatives Unveiled

The incredible new tech that can recycle all plastics, forever

Unseen Hazard: The Invisible World of Plastics and Oligomers in Your Laundry

The Entire Ocean Ecosystem Is Threatened – Scientists Uncover Shocking Spread of Plastics Beyond Known Garbage Patches

There are large accumulations of plastics in the ocean, even outside so-called garbage patch

Revolutionizing Plastics: How Sugar-Based Polyamides Could Save Our Planet

Using light to produce medication and plastics more efficiently

How Do Chemicals in Plastics Impact Your Endocrine System?

Halloween toy among plastics swallowed by sea turtles

Latest science shows endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastics, pesticides, and other sources pose health threats globally

Scientists develop artificial 'worm gut' to break down plastics

Cellulose could replace plastics in flexible electronics

What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Hundreds of potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds

Biohybrid microrobots could remove micro- and nano-plastics from aquatic environments

Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of plastics