A team of students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy investigated whether recycling facilities could effectively sort plastics by the sounds they ...

Sabic unveils compounds with recycled content, thermal management solutions, and optical resins for automotive sensors and ...

When cutlery, insulation, packaging and other items made of polystyrene plastic break down, they can form nanoplastics up to ...

The world’s largest producer of flu vaccines is changing the way those shots, and potentially other medical products, are made. Companies traditionally dedicate an entire facility to one biologic ...

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said. The ...

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

The first section is made of one-millimeter pores, while the next section contains 500-micrometer pores, and the third section is made of 200-nanometer pores. As the chemicals pass through the reactor ...

Amazon is changing how it boxes packages, swapping out plastic air pillows with recycled paper, a move the company says is more eco-friendly and will provide just as much protection, "if not better." ...

Indie game developer Happy Volcano and publisher Astra Logical dropped an updated demo for Modulus while confirming the game's Early Access release date. First up, the updated demo is on Steam as we ...

A new study looks how successful bans on single-use plastic bags are to cut down on pollution. A new study looks how successful bans on single-use plastic bags are to cut down on ...

While you’ve probably been told at some point that it’s not a good idea to heat foods in plastic, it’s fair to find yourself debating whether this is actually an issue when you’re standing in front of ...