To combat the industry's waste problem, some studios are trading throwaway materials for ones they say can biodegrade or be recycled.

After a brief bump in recycled PET resin prices in late 2024 due to increased demand driven by hurricane disruptions to municipal water systems, pricing settled into traditional seasonal levels.

FAILED NEGOTIATIONS AWARD: To delegates who tried to hammer out a United Nations plastics treaty in 2024 but failed to meet ...

Thomas Nosker, an assistant research professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named a ...

Changes are coming to vending machines, dining halls and bookstores near you. Check out UC's progress toward its zero waste ...

The delays will most likely impact the narrower streets, one-ways and alleyways, where city officials use rear-loading ...

By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have ...

Shoppers are being urged to make a big change when buying washing up liquid as fewer than half the bottles used to package ...

Black plastics used in common household goods can contain toxic flame retardant chemicals originating from e-waste.

This growth is driven by the increasing demand for sustainable solutions across industries, stringent government regulations promoting plastic recycling, and heightened consumer awareness of ...

Did you know that fleece clothing is made out of recycled polyethylene terephthalate — or PET? That’s the fancy word for the material most plastic bottles are made out of, and it’s just one of many ...

Using fibres from local softwood lumber is meant to help solve those ... source of cellulose — including old cotton T-shirts and recycled paper — to create new clothes. First, they need ...