Chemists design biodegradable plastics inspired by nature, programming polymers to stay durable in use and break down safely ...

Is it possible to recover plastic recyclates from previously unused waste streams in order to produce high-quality fibers and ...

The global cover blocks market size was valued at US$ 1.5 Bn in 2024 and is projected to reach US$ 2.4 Bn by 2035, growing at ...

Scientists are increasingly blunt about a habit that once felt harmless: heating leftovers in plastic. As research on ...

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

Nicolet Plastics LLC, a Wisconsin-based custom plastic injection molder providing manufacturing and engineering support for a range of industries, today announced the addition of a 360-ton two-shot ...

Microplastics in rivers, lakes, and oceans aren’t just drifting debris—they’re constantly leaking invisible clouds of ...

Van Dyk Recycling Solutions uses vertical integration to tackle the global plastic waste crisis through advanced processing.

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes prioritize sentence ...

The global market for recycled plastic products has been driven by producers, regulators, and major brands collaborating to reduce the use of virgin polymers and create circular material flows. The ...

Background: Plastic surgery–related diseases impose a substantial and growing burden on global health systems, yet comprehensive estimates of their temporal trends and future projections remain scarce ...