The trash slide at the Binaliw Sanitary Landfill did not only expose waste. It exposed neglect. The mountains of garbage do ...

This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) As wearable technologies like smart watches and fitness trackers continue to grow in popularity, scientists are searching for ways to make these devices more environmentally ...

Like most other commonly used types of plastic, polyurethane is typically made from non-renewable crude oil, and it takes centuries to break down when discarded. Now, however, scientists have created ...

From your car's navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers—a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules—are used in a variety of today's ...

Levine Cancer Institute Financial Toxicity Control Program: Expanding the program to reduce fiscal vulnerability of patients. Estimated environmental footprint in the U.S. population of patients with ...