ByFusion aims to make building more sustainable. The company created ByBlock, the first construction-grade brick made entirely out of recycled plastic materials. “We have been working hard over the ...

The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The world produces around 400 tons of plastics each ...

Imagine taking heaps and heaps of earth-polluting, unusable plastic waste and actually transforming it into something constructive? Plastic pollution is a proliferating and increasingly overwhelming ...

"Although chemical recycling is a key strategy for building a circular economy, many current technologies lack strong ...

A groundbreaking discovery led by the University of St Andrews has found a way to turn ordinary household plastic waste into the building block for anti-cancer drugs.

Over the past five years or so we've seen some important breakthroughs demonstrating how enzymes can be used to break down common plastics, such as the PET used for everything from drink bottles to ...

Lego, the iconic toy company know for its building blocks, is changing its formula for building plastic bricks to help the environment. Legos, the ubiquitous building blocks known to children around ...

Recycling sounds great in principle (because it is), but a frustrating number of devils lurk in the details. For example, while some materials like aluminum can readily be melted down and turned right ...

Sibele Cestari works for Queen's University of Belfast. She receives funding from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are ...