USC scientists say their new method breaks down polyethylene plastic into agents used to develop antibiotics, cholesterol drugs and more.
Roofing giant GAF says its newly patented process has the potential to create a circular economy for asphalt in general, not just shingles.
The United Kingdom alone uses over 2.5 billion single-use coffee cups.
Tons of discarded fire hose used to fight California wildfires are used to make products and keep materials out of the landfill.
Current recycling commitments will only reduce annual plastic flows to the ocean by 7%. That's depressingly low.
Some 1 billion scrap tires are produced around the world each year, but most of all those tires don't get recycled.