Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics' detrimental effects on ...

Now, in a study published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, researchers from Japan have shown for the first time that ...

An environment-friendly plastic lost over 80% of its mass after 13 months underwater real-time deep-sea conditions.

A research group in Italy has developed two new coral protection technologies for healing and restoring coral reefs: a ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have optimized the strength and biodegradability of bioplastics that could replace petroleum based materials ...

Relying on imported materials like laminated cartonboard and aseptic packaging, the industry faced severe shortages threatening production.

Plastic recycling is inefficient, toxic, and hard to scale. Engineers are now exploring better material flows to build safer ...

The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has made a surprising decision, softening its ban on single-use plastics in the ...

What springs to mind when you're asked to think of plastic chairs? Do you picture the ubiquitous lightweight, stackable polypropylene chair sold ...

The Europe polyvinyl alcohol industry is set to be valued at USD 829.7 million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 1,418 ...