Cheap, strong, and versatile, plastic seemed like the perfect invention—until its staying power turned into a global headache ...

Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck. Plastic bottles littered the trail ...

LOCAL scientists are optimistic that radiation-enabled recycling hubs will support Philippine industries in creating circular ...

Gardner Business Index points to industry optimism in the face of uncertainty following the record-long government shutdown and absence of government data sources.

KraussMaffei extruders enable scalable polymer recycling with rates up to 6,000 pounds per hour using modular systems ...

Research shows how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing plastics manufacturing through material development and process ...

IIT study reveals tetrapod-shaped nanoparticles can reduce plastic viscosity, enhancing processing efficiency and energy ...

A polymer is a substance made of many repeating units linked together, like beads on a string. Plastics are polymers, and so ...

Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment ...

Recycled Plastic Products Market is projected to reach USD 132.5 Bn by 2035, driven by sustainability goals and rising demand ...

With an estimated 500 billion plastic bottles used globally each year, the achievement represents a small but meaningful ...

Environmental policy expert and environmental justice champion Judith Enck says in a new book that it’s possible to move ...