Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.

Researchers are using air moisture to combat plastic pollution. This new technique efficiently breaks down PET plastics.

Versalis, the chemical division of Italian energy group Eni , on Monday opened a plant in Porto Marghera for the production ...

BioLife Plasma Services has invested $4 million to expand its Hoover, Ala. testing lab by 1,750 square feet and acquire equipment to recycle biohazardous waste more efficiently.

This technology, when used in conjunction with the company's RP-1 analysis system, can test black plastic samples at full laser power with no burning. In November, SpectraCode introduced its ...

About 100 million metric tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the world's most commonly used plastics, are ...

A new process that converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled ...

Plastic Recycling Inc. has invested $10 million to add extruder systems and upgrade its laboratory equipment to raise its ...

A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel that improves ... compared to standard mortar samples. Study lead author Kaniaw Marof, Ph.D., a researcher at the School of Engineering ...

Thank you for carefully rinsing, sorting, and recycling your plastic containers — but plastic is trash and trying to recycle it is futile, Greenpeace said in a bombshell October 2022 report.