Plastic production has sharply increased over the last 70 years. In 1950, the world produced just two million tonnes,” according to the website Our World in Data. That figure grew to over 450 million ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

BOCA DEL RIO – A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% of the world ...

Our ability to survive on the only known habitable planet has always involved adaptation and innovation. Carbon emissions and plastics, while central to our current way of life, have detrimental ...

Julian Brown recently went viral after posting a video that showcased his work in the still nascent field of microwave pyrolysis. Julian Brown, a 21-year-old Atlanta native, recently went viral after ...

A California-based company working to turn plastic waste into diesel fuel is no longer planning to build in downtown Fayetteville after an outpouring of community opposition, but it’s not giving up on ...

Waste Energy Corp. is opening a facility in Fayetteville that will use pyrolysis to convert plastic waste into fuel. The company chose Fayetteville for its strategic location and access to ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — South of Gaza City, along the Sea Road that runs beside the Mediterranean, Palestinian youth are producing fuel by melting plastic in makeshift burners. With limited ...

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A 22-year-old inventor is gaining viral attention for what he calls “Plastoline,” a fuel he says is made from plastic ...