Chemists at CU Boulder have developed a new way to recycle a common type of plastic found in soda bottles and other packaging. The team's method relies on electricity and some nifty chemical reactions ...

The partnership between SmartSolve and Safetec combines water-soluble packaging with medical waste solidification to improve ...

Forward-looking: Plastic materials have become a cornerstone of modern life, but their widespread use has created a growing environmental challenge. Scientists worldwide are racing to develop ...

Every year, consumers in the United States produce millions of tons of plastic waste, and most of it winds up in landfills. New research from chemists takes a first step toward making all that trash ...

Plastics have proven to be a revolutionary class of materials, that are durable, lightweight, water resistant and relatively inexpensive and easy to manufacture. It is hard to think of a modern piece ...