To respond to the plastics crisis, we may find just as many answers looking backward as we do forward. At a recent event, sociologist Dr. Rebecca Altman explains. To respond to the plastics crisis, we ...

In 'Plastique' at Albany's Opalka Gallery, 11 artists, including Aurora Robson and Portia Munson, transform plastic waste into stunning, thought-provoking sculptures. Portia Munson's “Future Fossils,” ...

Japanese scientists have developed a new type of plastic that’s strong at room temperature, but can be easily broken down on demand into its base components. In seawater, it starts to break down into ...

Who could possibly compare to Superman, the Man of Steel? Definitely not a man of plastic! Right? Wrong. Researchers at the University of Sharjah, UAE, have discovered that plastics, in certain shapes ...

Ensinger Group has purchased the assets of Poly-Tech Industrial Inc., a plastic shapes firm in Huntersville, N.C. No purchase price was disclosed. Poly-Tech was founded in 2001 by Dan Cedrone, who ...