Not all plastics are equal — some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities discard ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, along with partners from Clemson University, have discovered a low-energy process that breaks down polystyrene, a plastic widely used in ...