Plastic trash lining a mountain trail might not seem like the start of a chemistry breakthrough, but for Yuwei Gu, it was.

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic contamination. While it’s nearly impossible to avoid them entirely, understanding ...

Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace these plastics, with a plant that grows abundantly off the coast. At the ...

Plastics manufacturing navigated production shifts, employment changes, and trade disruptions amid tariff-driven uncertainty ...

"Plastics are the new coal," declares Beyond Plastics. "Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet," reports The Hill. The Natural Resources Defense Council ...

California-based custom molders Springboard Manufacturing and MOS Plastics will be fully integrated into Currier’s operations ...

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Whoever ends up in the White House after next week’s presidential election will face a suite of crises related to the unchecked production of plastics: toxic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions ...