Tag: plastics

New rules on chemicals to be debated by the EU this week would allow most polymers to be used without ...

Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from ...

Sunken in the sedimentsmudged relics protrude,translucent waste thatshimmers in its bed of filth.A menagerie of treasuresthat mark our spotin throwaway ...

Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but today’s “compostable” plastic ...

Polyurethanes, a type of plastic, are nearly everywhere — in shoes, clothes, refrigerators and construction materials. But these highly versatile ...

Single-use plastic items including straws, cutlery and plates will be banned in Victoria by 2023 in a bid to reduce ...