Unlike their mid-century ancestors, today's plastics are being reimagined through ultra-thin layering at the molecular level.

Plastic was designed to last, and it has delivered on that promise a little too well. After decades of treating packaging, ...

The Positives of Plastic website centralizes data on economic impact, sustainability metrics, and safety applications.

The organization says its new digital platform serves as a resource for information about plastics and the industry, among ...

Chemicals in everyday plastics may be fueling obesity, infertility, and asthma that begin in childhood. Experts warn urgent ...

Look around you and you’ll struggle to find products that aren’t made with plastic. Since the 1950s, the malleable material has completely reshaped how we live and consume, offering convenience and ...

Plastic is everywhere — from our cellphones to sweaters and shoes. We depend on it. It is an unhealthy addiction. Plastic is a danger to not only the environment, but also to animal and human health, ...

IN THE fight against global plastic pollution, the Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in northern California have created a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again, into new ...