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

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

Most people who separate their plastic waste for recycling assume the bulk of it will in fact be recycled. But current ...

A team of international scientists has unveiled a breakthrough recycling process that could dramatically reduce the financial ...

PORTLAND, Ore., June 11, 2025--Birch Biosciences, a startup focused on AI-powered enzymatic plastic recycling, today announced a global patent license agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy ...

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

Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

The best solution would be improving waste collection and recycling systems. While public awareness and education campaigns ...

For the first time, a scientific study has succeeded in using live microbes to produce medicine — by digesting and fermenting ...

MANILA, Philippines — Plastic does not degrade for hundreds, even thousands, of years, so “there is no end of life to plastic, only end of use,” says David Katz, founder and CEO of ...

From a small warehouse in Pune, three brothers are transforming India’s waste management. With no loans or fancy offices, ...

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh has managed to create paracetamol from plastic waste, using a ...