It’s estimated that, since the 1950s, humanity has produced 8.3 billion tons of plastic. Almost 80% of this is sitting in landfill, or has been left to clog our seas, cities and countryside. By 2050, ...

From its early beginnings during and after World War II, the commercial industry for polymers–long-chain synthetic molecules of which “plastics” are a common misnomer–has grown rapidly. In 2015, over ...

Limiting plastic bag use gets a festive twist this weekend at the Whole Foods Co-op. Andre, a guest from the Co-op, stopped ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, says increasing supply and enhancing the quality of the plastics recycling stream are two primary goals of an updated resource guide the ...

Our relationship with plastic needs to change, and fast. The urgency around the plastics issue has been felt even more keenly since negotiations for a legally binding global plastic treaty began last ...

Australian studio Heliograf has worked with Vert Design to produce Holy Carp! – a plastic-free, compostable alternative to ...

Recruitment and human resources firm Listgrove Ltd. (Warwickshire, UK) reports continued intense demand for design skills in plastics and for the right kind of innovators to help drive the industry ...

SAP’s ‘Plastic Cloud’ project leverages the power of technology to turn the tide on ocean plastics. The idea is to collect existing and live data from across the plastics supply chain to spark new ...

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources.

Engineers and designers can’t view plastic gears as just metal gears cast in thermoplastic. They must pay attention to special issues and considerations unique to plastic gears. In fact, plastic gear ...