Washington — A second Donald Trump administration seems certain to bring changes to Washington on environmental and trade policy that impact the plastics industry. The most immediate may be how ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

Glazing is the protective covering used in framing artwork. The two most common glazing materials are glass and plastic. The primary function of a glazing material is to provide a work of art with ...

On a pristine beach in Gippsland, a team of scientists are dumping plastic rubbish. Their littering is extremely precise. When they're done, 14 squares of trash — each exactly 2 square metres ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that range in size from one micrometer, or 1/100 of the width of a human hair, to five millimeters, which is about the size of a pencil eraser.

Some of the secondary-glazing options listed below are not allowed in listed buildings, so check first. The simplest and cheapest form of secondary glazing is thin transparent plastic film which you ...

Its molecular structure can be engineered to present different characteristics, either to be flexible or solid, transparent or opaque. Plastics boast a unique and useful set of properties ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer ...