North American markets for polyethylene, polypropylene and PET bottle resins came racing out of the gate in January, with all ...

The immense amounts of plastics lying around choking our planet has driven multiple biologists to find ways to use bacteria ...

In Ghana, plastic waste is an escalating issue, with two types of plastics dominating the problem: PET (polyethylene ...

Unlike conventional methods that degrade material quality or generate additional waste, this breakthrough offers a cleaner, ...

Instead of throwing away those plastic bags from the grocery store, discover how to turn them into both decorative and useful ...

Kyungpook National University researchers discover new biocatalyst that can break down PET under industrial conditions as part of a study of 2,000 enzymes. Research from Kyungpook National University ...

Chew toy maker Nylabone is celebrating its 70th birthday by ditching most of the plastic in its packaging and embracing ...

The grocery aisle is a dizzying array of colourful packaging, but most of it is made of virgin materials. So what happens to ...

Plastic pollution is one of the foremost environmental challenges of our time. A team of South Korean researchers has ...

That explains the excitement around a chemical plant that will start commercial operations this year in northeast England. In ...

Austria-based packaging company says it now operates 13 PET and HDPE plastic recycling facilities in nine countries. Alpla says its facility under construction in Thailand, set to open this year, “is ...

Coca-Cola Nigeria and its authorised bottler, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), have inaugurated a new domestic packaging ...