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In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is inexpensive ...

The overexploitation of fossil fuels has precipitated a global crisis marked by resource depletion and environmental degradation. Among diverse strategies for converting biomass into biofuels, ...

HOUSTON, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Resynergi, a leading innovator in modular plastic recycling ...

Images of plastic mountains at landfills and islands of floating plastics in our oceans demonstrably show that we are living in an age of immense consumer consumption. A rising worldwide population ...

Design work is now underway on what is being touted as the world's largest pyrolysis plant, a project that has the support of a major petroleum company that will use output to make food-grade polymers ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...

According to BCC Research, the global market is projected to grow from $183.6 million in 2024 to $484.3 million by 2030, ...