Plastics are ubiquitous in modern economies, yet they come with a high environmental cost. As the UN debates how to manage their impacts, this report looks at the factors shaping the industry ...

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According to the inventor, it has been shown to enhance mixing and also improve material properties in some cases. Inset shows single mixing element. Source: Randcastle Extrusion Luker has presented ...

Market value of polyethylene worldwide from 2015 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars) Characteristic Market value in billion U.S. dollars ...

As the fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to develop a Global Plastics Treaty resumes, our nation faces a critical moment. The stakes are clear ...

Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...

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Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals ...

That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

It first involved using thermolysis, or breaking down a substance—in this case, plastic—by using heat ... give us that strength and give us the properties of the bottles that we use are ...

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