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 ...

However, the authors noted challenges in detecting translucent plastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which showed less separation from water and sand ...

"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space." Plastic littered across the world’s beaches can now be detected from ...

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet's most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials ...

If you're in the plastic production business, you might just be praying for a Trump victory on Nov. 5. As countries prepare to jet off to Busan, South Korea, later this month to negotiate a binding ...

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 ...

Whoever ends up in the White House after next week’s presidential election will face a suite of crises related to the unchecked production of plastics: toxic pollution and greenhouse gas ...

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.

A green tech company based in Sweden, PlasticFri, has developed a technology that offers consumers an eco-friendly and plant-based alternative to plastic. This video is from BBC Click ...

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 ...