Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, new research shows that it can be transformed into something useful — acetic ...

By bricking your plastic, the company claims it’ll no longer jam recycling equipment the way individual plastic bags often do ...

Plastic is pretty awful. Despite being in many reusable containers, or just in disposable containers like water bottles, plastic as a material is one of the worst for the environment. In fact, we're ...

FedEx plans to increase its footprint at Memphis International Airport. On Jan. 20, California-based construction firm GFT filed an administrative site plan review application with the Memphis and ...

In reworking the connections within plastic materials, researchers are studying how plant-based compounds could eventually serve as scalable alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics. Stacey Leasca ...

One of the challenges for recycling facilities is to separate a variety of items amid strict guidelines. As a result, innovations in sorting technologies are essential for optimizing recycling and ...

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A team of researchers in Japan has unveiled a groundbreaking plant-based plastic that could revolutionize the fight against microplastic pollution. Made from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a ...

Imagine investing in sustainable materials, only to be told you can’t fully count the climate benefits. That’s the reality facing many brands that use renewable, plant-based plastics — and it largely ...

That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and ...

This bag of tomatoes is made from the new plant-based plastic that uses FDA-approved ingredients. Watch as the bag completely dissolves in artificial seawater after just a few hours, without leaving ...