With 400 million tons of plastic produced annually, landfills are overflowing. Oceans are choking on microplastics. And global plastic production is on pace to triple by 2060. But a new wave of ...
For years, the plastic industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense, and that petrochemical ...
The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. That seemingly obvious, yet previously unproven, point, is the main takeaway from a first-of-its-kind study published Wednesday in the ...
The Good Plastic Company turns plastic waste into a range of surfaces. What’s next? Expansion in the U.S. The Good Plastic Company converts postconsumer plastic into surfaces that are often used in ...
For 40 years, plastic and petrochemical companies have tried to convince the public that plastics can be recycled. But they’ve known for just as long that plastics recycling would never work. A report ...
Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...
Vietnamese plant uses Niutech technology to convert waste plastic into oil, demonstrating efficiency and environmental ...
Plastic bottles are seen in a recycling facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 24, 2018. Ford County is suing several plastic and chemical companies, claiming they deceived the public in promoting ...
Companies and other entities are buying “plastic credits” allowing them to offset every ton of plastic they make with an equivalent amount of plastic waste collected and taken out of the environment ...
A 62-year-old U.S.-based plastic toy company has a new owner who is excited about the business. Effective Feb. 16, American Plastic Toys Inc., based in Walled Lake, Mich., was acquired by Northville ...