A new enzymatic process cuts costs by 74 percent, slashes chemical use, and recycles PET plastic cleaner than oil-based ...

Enzymatic recycling has gained traction in recent years as a greener alternative to traditional plastic recycling techniques, ...

Scientists have figured out how to turn plastic waste into the painkiller acetaminophen using specially engineered bacteria.

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A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the project until the state establishes rules regulating discharge of micro- ...

If successful, their 2030 plan will be four 350 cubic-meter reactors capable of processing 45,000 metric tons of PET plastic every year.

Tylenol could potentially be made greener and cheaper with the help of bacteria. Scientists were able to use a bacterial ...

Curbside recycling in Oregon is about to get easier starting in July. A state law is taking effect designed to modernize the ...

Alterra president Jeremy DeBenedictis sees the facility as a solution to plastic pollution, seeks to ease neighbors' worries ...

Engineered bacteria turned recycled plastic into paracetamol, a common analgesic, offering a fossil-free route to ...