Eric Van Namen is the new president of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based injection molder Cascade Engineering Inc., replacing Greg ...

The Fraunhofer Institute is transforming millions of tons of household plastic waste into 3-D printed products.

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Using microorganisms, KAIST researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional plastic.

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Researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered a bio-based plastic using microorganisms as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics. The new polymer, called poly(ester amide), ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

“There’s recent studies that have shown plastics have really adverse effects on plant health and plant growth,” Berger said. ...

Using microorganisms, researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional plastic.

Photo provided by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. A group of Purdue University students developed a non-plastic soy-based wrap ...