Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first ...

Explore paper packaging innovations from industry leaders. Google, Mars, and Nestle share their strategies for sustainable ...

Advanced thermal imaging and temperature measurement technologies support quality assurance in modern plastic molding ...

Raw plastic granulate is heated to over 300°C and injected into molds under nearly 30,000 PSI of pressure to form LEGO ...

Researchers have created self-destructing living plastic that uses engineered bacteria to completely break itself down when ...

Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life—in water bottles, shopping bags and car dashboards. But once discarded, ...

A "green" alternative to plastic packaging has been developed from a form of cannabis. Scientists developed the non-toxic plastic alternative derived from the hemp plant - a non-psychoactive type of ...

A researcher inspects a sample of liquid fuel created from plastics. Source: Kathy F. Atkinson/University of Delaware The growing volume of plastic waste worldwide points to the need for end-of-life ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg Curtzwiler/Iowa State University. Researchers from Iowa State’s Polymer and ...

Injection molding is one of the most established methods for producing plastic components at scale. The process involves heating thermoplastic material, injecting it into a precision mold, and ...

In a recent review published in npj Parkinson's Disease, researchers reviewed emerging experimental and mechanistic evidence linking micro- and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) to the pathogenesis of ...