Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

Waste plastic is choking the Earth’s oceans and poisoning its wildlife. That’s why researchers at Purdue University are excited about a new chemical technique technique that turns waste plastic back ...

Yuwei Gu conceived this idea while hiking on a park trail and noticing plastic bottles littered around.

Despite the planet's growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient. They ...

Plastic waste threatens a wide range of ecosystems all over the planet. But innovative ways of making, reusing and recycling plastic are set to change our relationship with this extraordinary material ...

Some plastic waste is invisible: Shampoo, laundry detergent, and other common products often use tiny capsules made of microplastic as an ingredient. Those capsules then wash down the drain and can ...

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) – A University of Connecticut professor is making polymers from hemp. He says it is a better alternative to plastic. Chemistry professor Greg Sotzing has developed a way to use an ...

WASHINGTON — The plastics industry is getting greener and even the White House is taking notice. Plastics companies and up and down the supply chain have been selected for the 2015 Presidential Green ...

I am exploring the bays and ocean around Maine’s Acadia National Park by kayak. Acadia is an area of great natural beauty, but is also home to several ports with centuries of uninterrupted use. These ...