The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus—just the ...

International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, ...

Watch the skillful and incredible journey of recycling plastic material scrap into high-quality plastic plates. The process ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process ...

Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method known as pyrolysis, resulting in radiolysis, plastic waste polymers can be ...

A recent study published by Portland State University discovered a variety of microplastics in 180 out of 182 tested seafood ...

This course reviews the common plastics manufacturing processes, including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and rotational molding. After the review, the course focus shifts ...

This laboratory introduces students to the plastics manufacturing processes of twin screw extrusion, film extrusion, tube extrusion, and injection molding process monitoring. Experiments are designed ...

Indianapolis — Republic Services Inc. already plans to spend $500 million dollars to create a network of four plastics processing hubs around the country, but the company is considering an even ...

Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first ...

GS Plastic Optics was established in the late 1970s. Building upon its internal expertise in injection molding and plastics processing developed over many years, GSPO soon became a leader in the new ...