In contrast to common perceptions, plastic is in no way near one material. Rather, it is a combination of many materials (polymers) with different chemical compounds and additives such as pigments or ...

Waste pours into the world’s oceans at a rate of 12.7 million tons per year, and much of it is made up of plastics. With 40% of the world’s plastic being used for some kind of packaging, how products ...

With millions of tons of plastic ending up in landfills and oceans each year, there is a massive ecological need to improve recycling efforts. New recycling methods are designed to increase the amount ...