Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed new ways to process ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), a super-strong plastic material that has frustrated manufacturers for ...

This is the first program of its kind. Company launches groundbreaking program to turn construction-site waste into durable ...

Polycycle Illumination' is a collection of tabletop lamps that reflect how a jellyfish pulsates and swims through the water.

An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals ...

Senior reporter Frank Esposito said he expects minimal impact from the winter weather event along the Gulf Coast that shut down production in some areas. He also explains a nonmarket correction ...

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Responsibility Act (“SB 54” or “the Act”) is unique in the growing ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle plastic waste into new, high-quality materials with better properties ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

From Canada to Colombia to Ivory Coast, people are converting plastic waste into building materials and using it to construct homes, schools, community centres and storage facilities.

As Susan Freinkel tells the tale in her book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, an amateur inventor named John Wesley Hyatt took up the challenge. His new material, celluloid, was made of cellulose ...