Plasnomic is looking to mobilize plastic repair providers in the industry-first initiative to standardize and certify ...

Many scientists and doctors recommend ditching plastic storage containers, as they can release microplastics in response to ...

This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. As the coronavirus pandemic cripples the US economy, corporate giants are turning to Congress for ...

"We are drilling for oil to produce plastic that we burn or bury a few months later. It is an economic and ecological absurdity." These were the words of French President Emmanuel Macron to the ...

The global campaign to gain control of plastic waste is one of the fastest-growing environmental causes ever mounted. Yet it hasn’t been enough to make a dent in the growing tonnage of discarded ...

From the start, recycling was pitched as the low-cost, high-impact fix for the planet's plastic problem. And everyone played along. Governments rolled out bold targets, corporations committed vast ...

06 June 2019, Saxony, Dresden: The hand of an employee of Biofabrik White Refinery GmbH holds a glass of recycled plastic oil in front of the "WastX Plastic" plant. (to dpa "Trash to cash" - How ...

A commonly used material in 3D printing is plastics. The reason being is that it is readily available, cost effective, and allows for rapid prototyping. However, plastics pose an environmental concern ...

Waiting in a check-out line a few days ago, my children started begging for toys and trinkets hanging on the impulse-buy racks. Rather than replying with the usual “Not today” euphemism, I found ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters California is known for its ban-first-ask-questions-later ...