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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A dirty diaper may be gross to you, but one Texas company believes it could be the secret ingredient to helping answer an environmental question: How do we clean up all of our plastic ...

The discovery of a new enzyme capable of breaking down plastic within mere hours heralds a significant breakthrough that could fundamentally transform waste management and environmental conservation.

To minimize plastic waste and pollution, the United States should reject blanket bans and instead address root causes through innovation and the development of a circular plastics economy. Most ...

Most times, the way we handle our waste is the difference between conservation and ruining the environment One of the ways we degrade the environment is through how we handle our waste products. It’s ...

Researchers at Georgia Tech invented a process that uses physical impacts to decompose PET plastic instead of applying heat or chemical treatments, reported Interesting Engineering. It's called ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Scientists at Sandia National Labs are working on a new concept to recycling plastics; recycling these plastics from the inside out. According to research from the ...

“It’s estimated that 7 billion tons of plastic have already been created, and over 400 million tons get added every year. So it’s just a global mega problem,” Tero Isokauppila with Hiro Technologies ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUSTIN (KXAN) — A dirty diaper may be gross ...