Australian scientists manage to break down 90% of styrofoam polystyrene plastics in 30 minutes using violet light, air, and table salt.

Over the course of evolution microorganisms have evolved pathways to break down many materials. The challenge with the many materials that we humans have created over just the past decades is that ...

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into Tylenol (as if we need any more of it). Can this science solve two ...

There's no hard and fast expiration date when it comes to your reusable water bottle. But according to Hutchings, it's probably time to replace it if you notice any of the following signs: Another ...

Johnny had Ed. Conan had Andy. And Gov. Gavin Newsom? A single-use plastic water bottle. In most of the YouTube video recordings of Newsom's new podcast, "This is Gavin Newsom," a single-use ...

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole ...