Lettuce, spinach, kale and other greens are often sold in sealed plastic bags or clamshells, which are designed to keep them ...

A September 2024 study found that of the 14,000 known food contact chemicals present in food packaging, 3,601 -- or ...

"For most everyday uses, plain white paper towels or paper plates are generally safe to use in the microwave," says Li. A ...

What makes some plastics stick to metal without any glue? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have peered into the ...

The Canadian chemical recycler is working to scale up a unique process it says is more flexible cost effective than ...

Australia-based Security Matters (SMX) has launched a U.S. project to embed molecular markers in recycled PET, aiming to ...

An optimized mechanochemical process produces multifunctional composite particles that remove pollutants from water.

For decades, plastics have moved through the world without an identity. They were manufactured, used, discarded, shredded, ...

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 ...

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

Plastics have enormous potential in space. It can cost $5,000 or more per pound to launch an object into orbit, according to Nature Portfolio. A lightweight material, plastics could theoretically ...