Changing consumer preferences are shaping the polymer industry in Northeast Ohio, where nearly 37,000 people are employed in ...

Shoppers will once again be able to drop off their scrunched-up bread bags and plastic wrappers at the supermarket, with soft ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 9, 2026 / For decades, plastic economics were built around one assumption: ...

The Global Commodity Plastics Market size was valued at USD 454.251 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 715.2023 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 5.84% from 2026 to 2032, according to a ...

This initiative will help divert plastic materials that are not collected as part of curbside recycling and will repurpose ...

Conflict in Iran has raised the cost of oil and downstream products like virgin plastic. That's a boon for recycled plastic, ...

A study says the coloring of microplastics can make a big difference in how much they heat up the Earth.

A new biodegradable material could transform how the plastics industry addresses waste by creating products that literally ...

Plastics are…complicated. Can new recycling methods clean them up? This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...