The Congaree Riverkeeper says it is sounding the alarm about what it describes as years of damaging pollution tied to a major ...

A federal lawsuit accuses Alpek Polyester and Eastman Chemical of polluting the Congaree River with microplastics and toxic ...

The pollution of these pellets, called nurdles, stretches at least 26 miles downstream, Riverkeeper alleges in the suit, ...

What if there was plastic-like material that could absorb excess nutrients from water and be used as a fertilizer when it decomposes? That product—a "bioplastic" material—has been created by ...

Legal action against a Columbia, SC area manufacturing plant could stop so-called nurdle pollution in the Congaree River, ...

Determining the hazards posed by microplastics (MPs, <5 mm) requires an understanding of plastic degradation processes when exposed to environmental weathering forces. However, despite their perceived ...

The newest flashpoint in a political battle between environmental groups and the plastics industry over “chemical” or “advanced” recycling has to do with the kinds of claims that can be made and still ...

Researchers may have found a realistic alternative to plastic. The alternative comes in the form of a newly developed "bioplastic" pellet, which could prove to be more sustainable than the current ...

When Tracey Read first saw the initial plastic pellets spill washed up on Hong Kong beaches, it had a familiar look. "The initial spill looked like snow on several beaches and in quite a few areas the ...

Tiny plastic pellets called nurdles are a major source of global pollution, littering waterways, harming ecosystems and threatening marine life. But plastic pellet pollution is preventable, according ...

USask chemistry professor Dr. Lee Wilson (PhD) holds an example of bioplastic pellets designed to absorb phosphate from water. Credit: Kristen McEwen USask chemistry professor Dr. Lee Wilson (PhD) ...