With oil production dropping, a new process that uses natural gas to create a key ingredient for plastic could help avoid shortages.

"...we can turn it into something that behaves like a hard, high-strength material or something that's quite flexible, like a rubber band."

"Understanding the shape and chemistry of the actual nanoplastics is an essential first step in determining their toxicity..."

Materials derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part of a next-generation answer to the challenge of replacing plastic films.

"The emergence of micro and nanoplastics in the environment might represent a new toxin challenge with respect to Parkinson's disease risk and progression."

A genetically engineered marine microorganism can break down plastic in salt water, researchers report.

A new study identifies a potential way to remove microplastics from water: fungal pelletization.

Sodium chloride, simple table salt, offers a safe, inexpensive, and reusable way to recycle plastic waste, new research shows.

A new method could take plastic waste and turn it into useful raw materials for creating detergents.

The presence of microplastics in ocean animals suggests that they can travel out of the digestive tract and lodge in the tissues.