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Producers of recycled-content plastic and their suppliers face challenges involving uneven scrap supplies and shifting global ...

Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, Northwestern University materials scientists have developed ...

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine ...

A recent scientific study indicates that common black plastic cooking utensils may contain seriously unwanted toxic chemicals ...

One challenge is to find materials for more energy-efficient microelectronics. A promising candidate is a ferroelectric ...

Germany's Arburg GmbH + Co KG and a Swiss partner developed a way to processes "paper pearls" made of fiber and a bio-based ...

Plastic is a wonderfully versatile and convenient material. It is also very cheap to make. Unfortunately, it is proving ...

Learn how to dispose of a mattress properly with options like donation, recycling or curbside pickup, while reducing waste ...

Kia has launched a limited-edition trunk liner for the all-new Kia EV3. The car accessory is the first ever to be made with ...