Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Cyclyx International, a consortium-based post-use plastic innovation company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10 percent to 90 percent, has announced the opening of a new ...

The plastic lifecycle currently emits more than 0.85 gigatons of greenhouse gases. If current plastic production and consumption patterns continue, emissions could reach 1.34 gigatons per year by 2050 ...

We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...

PROVIDENCE – Nearly a year ago, state environmental regulators turned away a proposal to build a medical waste-to-energy plant in West Warwick that would use a high-heat process known as pyrolysis to ...

New products range from corrosion-resistant molding ejector pins to a lightweight metrology-grade scanner that delivers ...

Baerlocher USA, ID Additives, Tolsa and Tosaf Fusion are among the many additives makers bringing new products to NPE2024. Cincinnati-based Baerlocher USA (S35171) will spotlight cost-competitive, ...

Conveying resin isn’t just part of the process—it’s critical to plastics manufacturing. Whether you are a small or large operation, moving material efficiently and reliably is what keeps your ...

New inventions for the construction and food processing industries were among the top winners at an annual contest sponsored by the International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD) for ...

Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...

There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at ...