They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

The Department of Plastics Engineering participates in the Graduate Master's Co-op Option in Engineering. For detailed information about the Co-op Program and curriculum requirements, please see the ...

A chemical process converts common types of plastic waste into the building blocks needed to make new plastics 1. The build-up of plastic waste in landfills and the environment poses substantial ...

For more information on the MSE Plastics Engineering program, see the graduate catalog. For additional information about programs contact the Department of Plastics Engineering.

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

When it comes to recycling plastics, you should know there's a lot more to it than tossing a water bottle in the recycling bin and calling it a day. Here's why: Not all plastics can be recycled.

When Libby Wadle took the reins of the J.Crew Group back in 2020, one of the first LinkedIn messages the CEO got was from a shopper begging her to bring back the J.Crew catalog. It took four ...

Asbestos abatement is needed at the Outwater Park Water Tower Pump House. The contractor hired to replace the roof of the brick building informed the city that it found traces of asbestos earlier ...

“How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from a satirical skit on ...

Machine learning has been used to turn a survey of local waste-management practices into a global inventory of plastic emissions. The data show that tackling plastic pollution will require reduced ...

Edwin Outwater regularly works with the world’s top orchestras, institutions and artists to reinvent the concert experience. His effortless ability to cross genres has led to collaborations with ...