If both types of blocks are crystalline, or both amorphous, a wide variety of end products is possible, having characteristics ranging from hard, brittle plastics to soft, flexible elastomers.

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern ...

A team of chemists may have found a way to solve the plastic recycling problem - and it starts with a little help from nickel ...

This is a type of infrared microscope specifically used for identifying microplastics, and is fundamental in determining where a specific flake of plastic came from.

New type of plastic is a recycling dream These plastics can easily be disassembled to chemical building blocks.

We know some marine microbes produce enzymes that can break down certain types of plastics. But new research found areas of high plastic pollution don’t show high concentrations of these enzymes.

Scientists have developed a powerful method that shows how microscopic plastics travel through digestive cells while those ...

Learn about reusing plastic water bottles, including the concerns, alternatives, and best practices.