Plastic is one of the world's biggest pollutants. But a new scientific discovery could transform the industry and its environmental footprint by capturing carbon dioxide from the air and using that to ...

A tractor making piles of compost. Firms are developing bacteria and enzymes that might one day be used to break down microplastics in compost. Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic polymers have been on the ...

Biopharmaceutical production requires a lot of energy and materials and creates a significant amount of plastic waste. Finding ways to make it more sustainable is vital from both an environmental and ...

A promising new material created from plants could help replace the single-use plastics that dominate our everyday lives. Developed by researchers in Japan, this cellulose-based paperboard is durable, ...