Scientists engineer a sustainable plastic made of tiny building blocks
The new plastic is just as strong as polyethylene and can be 3D printed into objects
Plastic trash can now be recycled into ultra-strong graphene
Plastic decomposition is sped up by the flash Joule heating method
Linking two enzymes turns plastic-eating bacteria into super-digesters
But these bacteria won't save us: we still need to use far less plastic to save the planet
One person's techno trash is a scientist's research tool
It's hard to study plant roots, but a plastic CD case makes it easier to observe a plant's underground activities
LEGO bricks can take hundreds of years to degrade
Just because they're not single-use doesn't mean that they're great for the environment
The amphipod Eurythenes plasticus
Johanna Weston, Alan Jameson - Newcastle University, WWF Germany, via Wikipedia
Scientists name new species after its belly full of plastic
Plastic pollution reaches new depths – and new guts
Unlike bacteria, diatoms are picky about microplastics
And that could affect how quickly different types of these tiny plastic particles are degraded
Hermit crabs are using old bottle caps and plastic as shells — and it's killing them slowly
Around 570,000 crabs become entrapped in debris each year on the Henderson and Cocos (Keeling) islands
Science has a garbage problem. Why aren't recycling schemes more popular?
Research institutions need to reflect on their attitudes toward plastic waste and make sustainability a priority in laboratories
Want to save the environment? Start small, but don't forget to advocate for big changes too.
Individual actions help us feel empowered while the global community works to reduce carbon emissions and pollution
You're eating, drinking, and breathing microplastics. Now what?
What are the health implications of eating 250 pieces of microplastic per day?
There's no corner of the globe safe from microplastic pollution
These tiny plastic pieces have now been detected on top of mountains, in the soil, and even in your honey
What a strange case of scientific déjà vu showed us about the dangers of plastics
New research shows that BPA-free plastic might still be harmful