Van Dyk Recycling Solutions uses vertical integration to tackle the global plastic waste crisis through advanced processing.

A team of researchers in Japan has unveiled a groundbreaking plant-based plastic that could revolutionize the fight against microplastic pollution. Made from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a ...

This bag of tomatoes is made from the new plant-based plastic that uses FDA-approved ingredients. Watch as the bag completely dissolves in artificial seawater after just a few hours, without leaving ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists at Germany’s University of Oldenburg are preparing to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable ...

Weight says a lot. In the kitchen, it could mean cooking with too little or too much of an ingredient. For scientists, a ...

University of Oldenburg's EcoPBS project seeks to develop cost-effective, biodegradable plastics from organic materials, ...

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

CLYDE – Thanks to a Job Creation Tax Credit, Revere Plastics Systems has announced a $111 million expansion for its operations at the Clyde plant. The expansion is expected to create 378 ...

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different ...

As computers like the venerable breadbox Commodore 64 age, their plastic doesn’t just turn increasing shades of yellow and brown, the ABS plastic also tends to get brittle. This is a problem ...

One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power.