Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...

Carbon Neutral partners with South Korean firm to convert cruise plastic waste into fuel through Caribbean port facilities.

Cutting-edge South Korean waste-to-fuel technology transforms cruise plastic waste into usable energy FORT LEE, NJ, ...

Plastic production is predicted to keep skyrocketing in the next ten years, and our planet is going to pay the price. But, with all that plastic being made, is it possible we could do some good with ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

In 2018, at a Dubai resort next to the blue-green waters of the Persian Gulf, Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, stood before an audience of hundreds of petrochemical executives to set out his vision ...

New method efficiently converts mixed plastic waste into a product that could have a range of applications, according to scientists Scientists in the US and China say they have developed a one-step ...

The healthcare sector is generating a growing volume of single-use plastic waste. One in particular, saline container waste, is causing concern, as these containers are made from non-biodegradable ...

Ali Kamali, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, inspects a sample of liquid fuel created from plastics. He is part of a UD-led research team ...