A world without plastic is almost unimaginable. But where does it all go when we no longer find a use for it?

In 1926, United States-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. began research into very large molecules and synthetic fibers. This early...

Plastic is a polymer known to be a non-biodegradable substance which is hazardous for the surrounding. Plastic cannot be decomposed by...

The news doesn’t appear to be good for the recycling industry. The front page of the Business & Finance section of the May 14, 2018,...

Stage 1: Sorting When plastic items are taken to a recycling facility, they are first sorted according to plastic type. This is crucial...

Stemming from stories about the effect of plastic pollution on animals to microplastics in the Marianas Trench, awareness is growing...

The rise in population has increased the amount of garbage that we generate. Sadly, inefficient waste management and the indifference of...

An estimated 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the early 1950s, with 60 percent of it ending up in landfills or in...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles don’t need to be recycled back into PET bottles. Market forces that affect the value of recycled...

Yes, we should be using recycled PET in bottle applications. Although it may not be obvious to all, there’s been a sea change in the...