A UK survey of 68,000 people recorded 1.5 million pieces of plastic waste in a week, estimating 82 billion pieces annually, ...

That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...

Plastic has been getting a bad rap in recent years. Turns out it may not be the best way to wrap all your foods, even though many of us have been using it for years. This plastic film has undergone a ...

In 2019, Aquaman—a.k.a. Jason Mamoa—referred to humanity as a “disease” due to the way it’s treating its oceans. Indeed, there is extensive evidence of humanity’s impact: including serious coral reef ...

Food packages fulfill their most important tasks when they protect food and minimize waste. Thin plastic films are nevertheless difficult to recycle, and they often end up in the wrong places after ...

Collaborative mechanical recycling effort designed to support “a circular economy for flexible packaging and films in the Upper Midwest.” The MBOLD effort will lead to a plant with the capacity to ...

A groundbreaking 1970s experiment by Alan MacDiarmid and his team revealed that plastic, long considered an insulator, could ...

N.C. State researchers developed a material that looks like plastic film, but it is more biodegradable due to being made from a reinforced seaweed-derived polymer. North Carolina State University ...

A new plastic film recycling facility in Rogers will recycle up to 90 million pounds of plastic wrap and other plastic film products each year. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list ...