For about a dollar a piece, the iconic blue FRAKTA bag is an IKEA staple. If you've collected an army of them, try 10 clever ...

Only about 9% of plastic is recycled. Most of the rest goes to landfills or ends up in the environment. FutureBio wants to ...

Figures from Greyparrot show huge disparity between the sortability and sell-on value of different types of plastic material ...

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, hosted the second edition of the International Seminar on Plastic Characterization, ...

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

Plans for the UK’s inaugural plastic film recycling facility at the former Cleveland Bridge site in Darlington have prompted a petition.

UD chemical engineer wins the AIChE Langer Prize for efforts to harness biology to manage plastic waste sustainably ...

As the use of AI spreads through every industry and becomes more of a part of our lives every day, researchers are also looking into ways it can be used to solve some of the world's biggest problems.

The trial aims to cut carbon emissions generated by road resurfacing operations whilst maintaining road surface durability.

Uluu, an Australian company that has developed a biodegradable seaweed-based alternative to plastic, has raised AU$16 million ...

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Five states say they're going to investigate "radical environmental groups" for their work encouraging a more circular plastics industry. Among their targets? The U.S. Plastics Pact.