Chemistry may have solutions to our plastic trash problem, Plastics recycling with microbes and worms is further away than people think, Chemical and biochemical approaches take aim at plastic pollution
Recycling plastic water bottles has never been more convenient, with bins available almost everywhere. Although Americans are recycling in record numbers, millions of tons of plastic trash continue to accumulate in the environment. Solving this problem will require new solutions for breaking plastics down and reusing them, according to a three-part cover story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.