The Gardner Business Index (GBI) for August shows plastics processing is still contracting overall, and contracted slightly ...

There are few more villainous products in the eyes of hardcore environmentalists than plastics.

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of ...

In a move even more enticing than the satisfying pop of those tiny plastic bubbles, the initiative makes it simple for ...

So how worried should you be about the plastic cradling your next meal? Is it safe? The answer depends on multiple factors, ...

Basler Plastics will close its facility by year's end, the company says, citing "changing business needs" as the reason for ...

California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would ...

Turning some of it into fuel, as a Michigan facility plans to do, is labeled as “recycling,” but it may be worse for the ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste.

A new lawsuit accuses ExxonMobil of contributing to the world’s plastic pollution. The oil and gas company is one of the ...

There is no denying that plastics have delivered tremendous benefits over the past century, driving technological innovation, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store check outs, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to following a previous ban.