The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

“Taking a plastic bottle and turning it into part of a pair of sneakers that after a year will be buried or burned is not ...

A major government initiative to get people to think about their energy choices to pollute less — like cycling instead of ...

The new facility will focus on creating ByBlocks, 22-pound reusable blocks that can be used for landscaping, wall ...

The grocery aisle is a dizzying array of colourful packaging, but most of it is made of virgin materials. So what happens to the carefully collected packaging after it's put in the recycling?

Reusing glass and plastic instead of recycling it used to be common — and still is in some parts of the world. Could it be part of the solution to Australia's waste problem?

The recycler says it repurposes these materials for use in hard plastic products such as benches, bollards and posts, as well as in new soft plastic films. Transforming soft plastics into a material ...

An alarming study on black plastic had a major math error. But it reveals bigger questions that have yet to be addressed.

Hard plastic is more slippery ... both of which are best washed by hand. Each material has its own set of pros and cons. But it’s the design of the tool that can often make the most difference ...