Report indicates programs to recover polystyrene from secondary packaging have yielded results in North America.

Image courtesy of the EPS Industry Alliance An industry trade group is pointing to a survey conducted by Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) that indicates expanded polystyrene ...

The TARPAULIFE Project is looking for more sustainable recyclable materials to replace the PVC-coated polyester tarpaulins ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material entirely ...

You’ve probably read you should remove and dispose of insect pest-infected and diseased plant material to reduce these problems in next season’s garden.

Severe burns victims could be treated with better skin grafts, after clinical trials of an advanced version of ...

In the TikTok, the car enthusiast, who posts under the username @gucci_lemon_reloaded, showed himself rolling plastic out on the floor of his garage. 'Category 5 hurricane, new Corvette ...

Sadly, only 5% to 10% of plastic is recycled, with the remaining 90% ending up in landfills, oceans, and cities. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for expanded plastic waste ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

Nov. 1, 2024 — Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since ...

It's the most commonly produced and used plastic in Australia and globally. In total, we estimate the bay now holds about 7,000 tonnes of microplastic in its surface sediments.