Plastic is pretty awful. Despite being in many reusable containers, or just in disposable containers like water bottles, plastic as a material is one of the worst for the environment. In fact, we're ...

Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging ...

In reworking the connections within plastic materials, researchers are studying how plant-based compounds could eventually serve as scalable alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics. Stacey Leasca ...

Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes A hillside “battery” outside Plymouth in Devon has begun generating electricity using a first ...

Two industry groups release reports on flexible plastic waste solutions targeting North America and European markets ...

CHENNAI: The state government has informed the Madras High Court that experts from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras will hold a research to find out the ill-effects of using plastics for ...

On his final day in office, Jan. 19, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill, S-3195, that will reduce plastic waste from utensils and condiments and require reusable utensils at those ...

The Virginian-Pilot recently toured AMP’s 33,000-square-foot processing and sorting facility in Portsmouth to better ...

A common sight in ‘smart homes’, door sensors allow you to detect whether a door is closed or open, enabling the triggering ...

ST’s VL53L5CX is a very small 8×8 grid ranging sensor that can perform distance measurements at a distance of up to 4 meters. In a recent video,[Henrique Ferrolho] demonstrated that ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production has ...

I consulted a public health professor and a toxicologist to understand how microplastics enter food and whether microwaving poses any special risks. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based ...