An organic chemist in Michigan and a California sailboat captain have developed small-scale reactors that will transform hydrocarbon-based plastics back to their oily roots, reduce waste in landfills, ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. Invented by Dr Gerold Weser, the Diesoil production technique can turn 1000 kg of plastic waste into 850 ...

When you think of Bali, you probably think beaches and pool parties and Bintang. But while you're living the good life, you're probably contributing to a really big problem. Think about the disposable ...

Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region's highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel. It's an economic and ...

SURAT: A systematic plastic waste management in the city has begun with the commissioning of a plastic waste management plant at Bhatar. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided two acres ...

It promises to gobble up plastic waste. And, convert that waste into cheap diesel. On paper, Indore-based Green Earth Innovations’ technology holds the potential to tame India’s mountain of plastic ...

There's a lot of plastic in the water. Plastic clumps and particles account for 70% of all litter in the ocean, representing billions of pounds of material that present a serious hazard to ocean life.