“Taking a plastic bottle and turning it into part of a pair of sneakers that after a year will be buried or burned is not ...

Nature often demonstrates extraordinary ingenuity in material design, where structure dictates function. Examples include the ...

Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...

Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.

That explains the excitement around a chemical plant that will start commercial operations this year in northeast England. In ...

the parts of the material not hit by light are completely chemically recyclable. DHF thermosets show comparable properties to commercial thermosets, including high-density polyurethane (used in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency, for example, says recycling rates for PS packaging ... a joint venture of several plastics companies. "We ultimately want to see the recycling rate get much ...

Unilever has announced its commitment to ensure all its plastic packaging becomes reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2030 for rigid plastic and by 2035 for flexible plastic. As part of this ...

Coca-Cola can also find domestic aluminum sources and increase the price for customers, CEO James Quincey said.

Plastic Beach, an Encinitas-based nonprofit, is tackling a major environmental challenge: soft plastic pollution.