I used to love my Teflon pans. I crisped tofu, fried latkes, and reduced sauces to sticky glazes in them, marveling at how ...

In a world overrun with plastic garbage, causing untold environmental woes, University of Houston assistant professor of ...

New research reveals how "plastivore" caterpillars can metabolically degrade plastics in a matter of days, not decades, and ...

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Over the course of evolution microorganisms have evolved pathways to break down many materials. The challenge with the many ...

Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

Industry groups dropped their opposition to SB 14, which would have required bottles purchased by the state to have 90 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service expressed concern that some of the impacted products ...