With rising risk to the environment and human health, the race for biodegradable plastics is gaining pace—with several ...

A team of chemists may have found a way to solve the plastic recycling problem - and it starts with a little help from nickel ...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern ...

Plastic is everywhere, but we ditched it for a week. Here are some tips from our experiment that you can use to cut back your own plastic use.

Plastics are everywhere. They’re in our yogurt cups, grocery bags, shampoo bottles, and even the clingy wrap around last ...

This is a good time to try using a plastic milk jug as a tiny greenhouse, giving the seeds protection to start germinating (growing) outdoors from now until spring.

California's truth in labeling law reserves the recycling sign only for products and packaging that can truly be recycled.

The delusion of advanced plastic recycling using pyrolysis The world is drowning in plastic. But the plastics industry is peddling a “solution” that works like magic ...

When it comes to low-cost kitchen items that can stand the test of time, plastic food storage containers count among my personal favorites. I’m a huge fan of big-batch cooking, so I rely on ...