Binghamton PhD student Tianzheng Liu, left, and Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Sha Jin have developed a method to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic. According to the U.S.

The global plastic waste crisis has reached a point where simply reducing usage is no longer enough. While biodegradable ...

For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an ...

Every time we toss out an old T-shirt or discard a disposable medical patch, we’re contributing to a rapidly escalating environmental crisis. The world produces over 92 million tons of textile waste ...