Six months after several devastating wildfires swept through Los Angeles County, debris removal has entered the home- stretch, while businesses, utilities and homeowners take the first steps toward ...

Below Deck alum Kate Chastain takes us inside her life with her 2-year-old son, Sullivan Cay. See the photos here.

Image Credit: AIMPLAS The selection of a colorant is dependent on several factors, which can be divided into two groups: the plastic to be colored and the final application. Some elements must be ...

One Coastal Carolina University (CCU) student urged Myrtle Beach to ban single-use plastic bags during a meeting Tuesday. CCU ...

Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem has taken a small step away from its polluting, oil-based manufacturing by sourcing ...

Plastics are a ubiquitous part of our lives. We find it mostly in packaging and household goods, but you’d be hard pressed ...

The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

Australian student Maisy Whitehead, now attending the University of York in the U.K., has created a new biopolymer from ...

West Virginia’s “Private Outdoor Designated Areas,” or PODAs, are billed as tools for economic revitalization — letting adults carry alcoholic beverages in designated downtown areas. But in reality, t ...

environment pollution Scientists develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours Fast-dissolving plastic offers hope for cleaner seas By Alfonso Maruccia June 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM 29 comments ...

MANILA, Philippines — Plastic does not degrade for hundreds, even thousands, of years, so “there is no end of life to plastic, only end of use,” says David Katz, founder and CEO of ...

While recycling is essential to reducing plastic waste, it’s not a silver bullet. Most plastics can only be recycled once or twice before degrading into a quality too low for reuse.