Tag: plastic waste

Engineers play an undeniable role in developing and scaling technologies to extract plastic from the world’s oceans.

Which countries are the biggest contributors to global ocean plastic pollution, and which parts of the world export and import ...

Researchers at Monash University have developed a technique to upcycle plastic and old tyres to form a sulfur-free oil.

Plastics account for the lion’s share of marine waste. A new recycling technique could transform how households dispose of “scrunchable” ...

From an AI bionic hand to a new hybrid power station in the Northern Territory, here are 10 of our ...

Plastic Collective, Tangaroa Blue and The Ocean Cleanup are each working to transform plastic pollution management and rethink approaches to ...

Meet an Australian company removing plastic from the world's oceans – and seeking to stop the problem at the source.

When year 12 student Tamsyn Burley came up with a way to stop plastic pollution entering her city’s waterways, teaming ...

Australian engineers have developed a cost-effective method to transform used plastic into nanomaterials and clean liquid fuel.

In 2017-18, only six per cent of Australian soft plastic waste was recycled. The rest added to the growing mountain ...