Friedrichshafen, Germany — Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. is helping customers meet sustainability goals with recycled-content polycarbonate and similar materials. "Our customers want material ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...

Consumers want something to be done about plastic pollution. Recycling is something. Therefore oil companies, manufacturers and retailers are doing it. The trouble is, many of these initiatives ...

Researchers have demonstrated how mechanochemistry can be used to extract edible proteins from moor grass, a common grass species in the UK. ‘What excites me is that we show that grass can be used to ...

More and more architects are exploring the potential of polycarbonate in other sectors, such as offices, sports centers, and even museums, where its ability to transform the spatial experience ...

With mechanochemistry, molecules are simply smashed together to form covalent bonds between them (Figure 1). Figure 1. Mechanochemistry: smashing molecules together to make larger molecules such as ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...