We should be "very worried" about the effects of plastics on our health, says Desiree LaBeaud. "Plastic... was never meant to be part of us."

Researchers have successfully broken plastic into its molecular building blocks, a process called depolymerization, and recovered over 90% of them.

Over 170 countries have endorsed a resolution to negotiate a plastics treaty that’s much more precise than the Paris climate change agreement.

A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.

Our new technology to recycle food waste into prebiotics uses no toxic chemicals and no fossil fuels.

Public, government and corporate support for a world treaty to curb plastic waste is growing. Treaties addressing mercury pollution, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.

Tech companies still make it difficult to get gadgets repaired.

The principles of the low-tech movement offer a solution to overconsumption and rising emissions.

Using recycled plastic to wire planes could reduce their emissions while cutting down on waste from the 3-D printing industry.

Tossing something into your recycling bin that can’t be processed does more harm than good.