Polyurethanes are ubiquitous, composing the material used in many products from microcellular seals to skateboard wheels. One of the reasons the plastic is so popular with material scientists is that it is so durable.
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Construction of a Taiwanese company’s $9.4 billion plastics complex in Louisiana began this week, despite a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus and high water levels that make construction near levees illegal.
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As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans continues to increase, scientists revealed in research Monday that the danger is increased for turtles because they often mistake plastic for food.
Read morePoly-Pak Industries et al. sued New York state, challenging its ban on single-use plastic bags, in Albany County Supreme Court.
Read moreThe Earth Island Institute sued Crystal Geyser Water Co., Clorox, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, et al. in San Mateo County Court, claiming they have negligently produced plastic for decades, injuring the environment, oceans and marine life.
Read moreSix environmental groups sued the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for issuing permits to Formosa Plastics to build and operate a new chemical complex in St. James Parish, in East Baton Rouge Parish Court.
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A permit that will allow a Taiwan-based conglomerate to launch a factory of single-use plastics in Louisiana drew a federal complaint Wednesday from four environmental watchdog groups.
Read moreLouisiana granted a series of air permits Tuesday to a massive industrial complex for producing plastics, a move that many in the state lauded for its promise of creating 1,200 permanent jobs while environmentalists oppose it vehemently.
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Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste.
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Seeking stricter accountability for the plastics industry, more than 350 public interest groups filed a petition Tuesday with the Environmental Protect Agency demanding higher standards and lower emissions for plastics manufacturers.
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Scientists have developed a process to convert carbon waste into an important precursor widely used to make plastic products – a breakthrough they say will likely cause a paradigm shift in fossil fuel use, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Fast food giant McDonald’s is speeding up its move to minimize the use of plastic in its restaurants in Europe, where legislation on single-use items is becoming increasingly restrictive.
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Midway Atoll is a haven for many species of seabirds and home to the largest colony of albatross in the world. It is littered with bird skeletons with plastic protruding from their decomposing bellies.
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EU countries need to adopt policies to boost recycling, to help tackle growing waste, particularly from plastic and electronics, according to two reports by the European Environment Agency published Monday.
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A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas.
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Tens of thousands of pieces of plastic littering the planet come from just a handful of multinational corporations, and Coca-Cola leads the pack, an environmental group said Wednesday.
Read moreNearly every day for four years, members of a Texas environmental group fanned out on their kayaks around a bay collecting plastic pellets that had washed ashore after being discharged from a factory. Their efforts paid off as the plant owner has agreed to pay a $50 million settlement to resolve Clean Water Act litigation.
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Skipping school to glide through a dirty Bangkok canal on a paddleboard, Lilly fishes out rubbish in her mission to clean up Thailand, where the average person uses eight plastic bags every day.
Read moreGovernments around the world are grappling with how to tackle the scourge of single-use plastic, but for the people of Bangun trash equals cash.
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