The European Union has provisionally agreed to new regulations designed to limit pollution in seas from plastic pellets, laying out a framework to deal with cleanup efforts, and requiring maritime ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

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The Vietnam plastic pallets market has witnessed steady growth over the past few years, driven by several factors such as the burgeoning manufacturing sector, increasing international trade, and the ...

Researchers discover why plastic sheds dangerous fragments The unique construction that makes plastic so useful also makes it prone to forming hazardous micro- and nanoscopic shards Date: April 7 ...

A plastic surgeon has been found guilty of attempting to murder a fellow doctor whom he wanted “out of the way”, by breaking into his Nottinghamshire home, dousing the ground floor in petrol ...

But behind that image lies an escalating crisis. By 2030, Coca-Cola’s plastic waste could reach 1.33 billion pounds annually in oceans and waterways. That staggering figure comes from a new analysis ...

This ensures product off-take for each tier in the supply chain and builds trust – a fundamental element for business in the recycled plastic value chain. The event also showcased Inclusive Extended ...

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In an effort to tackle this problem, Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan, have developed a new type of plastic that maintains its ...

They include polyethylene (the most common type of plastic, used in plastic bags and milk jugs), polyvinyl acetate (a plastic also found in glue), and styrene-butadiene rubber (commonly used in ...