TOKYO >> Marine waste that has drifted from other Asian countries is causing problems in prefectures along the Sea of Japan. Intergovernmental negotiations held in Switzerland in August sought to ...

A new plastic developed by scientists in Japan dissolves in seawater within hours, offering a potential breakthrough in the global effort to reduce marine pollution. Created by a team from the RIKEN ...

Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also ...

Cutinases are fungal enzymes that naturally degrade plant cuticles and show promise for recycling plastics. However, they ...

Japan is poised to clamp down on exports of metal and plastic waste, Nikkei has learned, strengthening government oversight ...

P-Life Japan Inc. announced that Keio University researchers identified bacteria capable of bioassimilating plastics treated ...

Burning plastic can also put a cocktail of dangerous chemicals into the air, including dioxins, polycyclic aromatic ...

While people all over the world have a role to play in addressing pollution and Earth's rising temperature, some regions have different problems than others. Plastic overuse is an issue in the U.S., ...

It’s easy to see discarded plastic as nothing more than waste. Much of it ends up in landfill, breaking down into ...