In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

The healthcare sector is generating a growing volume of single-use plastic waste. One in particular, saline container waste, is causing concern, as these containers are made from non-biodegradable ...

Regulators have spent tens of millions subsidizing ‘advanced’ recycling facilities, which release carcinogens and give off more greenhouse gases than making plastic from crude oil. Last year, I became ...

A joint research team has developed a technology to produce high-value-added plastic raw materials called dicarboxylic acids ...

An analyst with the Boston-based research firm says tonnage outputs at installed plastic pyrolysis systems largely are disappointing. The senior analyst of Lux Research says his own company’s forecast ...