Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall ...

8/30/2023 Marco Rubber and Plastics Co. American Seal and Packing Marco Rubber and Plastics Co. purchased American Seal and Packing. 8/14/2023 Sur-Seal Corp. Ameritape Inc. In a tape-making deal ...

Most plastics are made from chemicals that come from petrol, gas or coal. They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould.

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.

Twenty-one plastics companies have been named a Best Place to Work for 2025. The final rankings for top suppliers and processors will be announced at the Plastics News Executive Forum, March 10-12 ...

ABC Science took three packaging products that are common and relatively easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles — to see just how much of each makes it through ...

Biobased plastics are plastics that are made entirely or partially from biological resources such as sustainably grown biomass and bio-waste. Examples include bio-polyethylene from sugarcane or corn ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

Plastics have shaped our modern world and changed the way we live. For decades, they have been primarily used in electronics for their excellent insulating properties. But in the 1970s, scientists ...

The report showed hard and film plastics made up 91 percent of collected wastes in Manila Bay, although there was also a 36-percent decrease in the volume of marine litter and a 42-percent reduction ...

1 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK ...