Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic ...

Dishwashers are, quite possibly, one of the greatest inventions of the modern age -- but certain items don't belong in them, ...

Microplastics are turning up in oceans, soil, drinking water, and human tissue. Learn where they come from, why they matter, ...

The April 15 fire at a Pinova Inc. chemical plant in Brunswick, Ga., prompted a lot of discussion among the Plastics News editors. The New York Times and other media described the factory as a ...

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 ...

Plastic that behaves like a sturdy fork on your picnic table and then quietly melts back into the soil sounds like science ...

Court TV could have switched to all-plastics programming in 2024, and that's not a good thing. Some of the year's top plastics stories happened inside courtrooms. We had New York suing Pepsi over ...

While much of the world was taking the day off to honor the working class, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) chose May 1 to release the 2025 edition of The Resin Review. The annual reference book ...

Plastic Resins Market, By Product Type (Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polystyrene, and Others), By Application (Packaging, Automotive, Construction, Electrical & Electronics, ...

A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology has revealed that tiny fiddler crabs-which grow no bigger than ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

Recycling is not a myth — it’s a movement that’s keeping materials in use, creating jobs and protecting Wisconsin’s ...