A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The two-story-tall, flat black panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

A firsthand look at an innovative program to improve learning, encourage environmental action and empower women in Côte d’Ivoire. UNICEF USA Chief Program Officer Darla Silva visits with students at ...

What if recycling plastics were as simple as flicking a switch? At TU/e, Assistant Professor Fabian Eisenreich is making that vision a reality by using LED light to both create and break down a new ...

Jonathan Quinn became the U.S. Plastics Pact president and CEO in July 2024, replacing Emily Tipaldo, the organization’s first executive director. “I lead a diverse consortium of stakeholders united ...

There’s no question that Amazon is known for its packaging. Boxes and mailers with the ubiquitous smile logo now dot the porches of every neighborhood in the country. And with the company’s 2017 ...

Since China’s 2018 ban on the import of most plastic waste for recycling, Japan has faced a major challenge. Prior to the ban, the country was shipping nearly half of its roughly 1.5 million tonnes of ...

Recycled-content building products maker now has the potential to consume 3,000 metric tons of mixed plastic annually at its plant in Wales. Smile Plastic says it consumes plastic scrap from more than ...

In a conference call with investors on Dec. 17 to announce two “major milestone events,” green recycler and manufacturer Axion International Holdings (AXIH) announced the launch of its recycling ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to require plastic packaging to have at least 15 percent recycled content to be part of the agency's Safer Choice ecolabel program, but the proposal is ...