Coveris, a sustainable paper and plastic packaging solutions provider, has launched a new monomaterial packaging solution ...

The new plastic can fix itself, get back its shape and be reused changing how things are made in defense, aerospace and cars.

A research team led by Yu Shuhong from the University of Science and Technology of China designed and made a cellulose-based ...

Eco-friendly materials like recycled plastics and biodegradable films are rising, while resealable zippers and valves boost ...

Amid rising concern for waste and sustainability, many assume compostable materials are greener than recyclable ones, but the ...

In an op-ed, NAPCOR Executive Director Laura Stewart urges negotiators of the global plastics treaty to focus on designing ...

A team of chemists is pioneering a new approach to creating plastics made from whole-cell algae and common chemical ...

For example, #1 and #2 plastics are almost always recyclable, while #6 plastics aren't always accepted. Also, if the plastic says "compostable," it must be composted and not recycled.

McDonald's restaurants in Europe serves paper straws to customers to avoid using plastic — but those paper straws, it turns out, are not yet able to be recycled.