AI and spectroscopy enhance plastic recycling sorting accuracy and efficiency for sustainable manufacturing practices.

Amazon is phasing out plastic from the envelopes, bags, boxes and cushioning it uses to ship items, swapping in paper-based ...

EFS Plastics calls for stronger policies and collaboration to boost post-consumer resin adoption amid low virgin plastic ...

Hungry individuals don't put much thought into the packaging of their food. When people grab a snack, they generally rip into ...

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

In 2004, science crossed a quiet line. Researchers confirmed that tiny scraps of plastic were not just drifting in oceans but entering living bodies.

As part of an ongoing statewide investigation into plastic bag producers and their recyclability in California, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Oct. 17 a lawsuit against Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast ...

Several new projects turn waste into food for microbes that create PHA, a type of plastic that fully decomposes on its own, offering a less costly alternative to current bioplastics. This fork made of ...

A new pilot plant in Ohio, with the support of a trade group, aims to test a system to recycle PVC. A company called Plastic Back expects to commission the trial facility at Freepoint Eco-System LLC's ...

The latest UN plastics treaty collapse underscored what markets already know: a $400 billion stranded asset risk that forward-thinking petrochemical leaders must now confront strategically. While ...

Melanie MacGregor receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United ...

Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained bitterly divided how to tackle the crisis. The summit, held at ...