TurnKey Pool Designers maintains operations across thirteen Louisiana communities, establishing a geographic footprint that extends from New Orleans throughout the surrounding metropolitan region. The ...

The rising demand for sustainable options to petroleum-based plastics has made biopolymer food packaging an exciting area for ...

Limiting plastic bag use gets a festive twist this weekend at the Whole Foods Co-op. Andre, a guest from the Co-op, stopped by to share a creative, eco-friendly activity aimed at cutting down on ...

Polymer science advancements are leading to a tenfold increase in plastics use in motion control components within five years. New thermoplastic composites approach metal strength and modulus but with ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources.

Matt McLain received funding from the Department for Education to draft the current subject content for GCSE and A Level design and technology. He is also a trustee for the Design and Technology ...

Plating on plastics (POP) has long been valued in the automotive industry for its ability to transform lightweight polymer parts into durable metallic finishes. Historically, these coatings were most ...

John Jungjohann is president of Design Plastics Inc., a plastics processor based in Omaha, Neb. Founded in 1972, the company specializes in thermoforming, vacuum forming and injection molding.

Honda R&D Co. Ltd., headquartered in Waco, Japan, has developed a new chemical sorting technology designed to sort and extract reusable plastics from waste plastic parts that contain solid ...

Several new projects turn waste into food for microbes that create PHA, a type of plastic that fully decomposes on its own, offering a less costly alternative to current bioplastics. This fork made of ...

U.S. employers are adding far fewer jobs than initially tallied, in the latest sign that the labor market may be weaker than expected, according to a preliminary report from the Labor Department on ...