Plastic Foam Must Be Phased Out To Protect The Oceans, Study Finds
A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, ...
Plastic Pollution Rules Stall Amid Federal Efforts Boosting Oil
Opinion: Wake Forest University School of Law's Sarah Morath says the federal response to plastic pollution means state and ...
What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out.
Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...
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Plastic Market is Expected to Reach USD 1050 billion by 2033
The global plastic market is projected to grow from USD 712 billion in 2023 to USD 1,050 billion by 2033. A CAGR of 4% indicates a steady increase in demand driven by diverse applications. Innovations ...
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US plastics industry warns tariffs could disrupt manufacturing
Plastics lobby group warns that the new tariffs could distort supply chains, increase costs, and harm the competitiveness of American plastics manufacturers.
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1.8 million tons of plastic waste turned into 3D printing threads in Germany
The Fraunhofer Institute is transforming millions of metric tons of household plastic waste into high-quality 3-D printed ...
Automotive Fasteners Market is Forecasted to Reach US$ 28.7 Billion in 2030, Says Stratview Research
The global automotive fasteners market is projected to witness a growth rate of 2.2% annually from 2024 to 2030, with an anticipated size of US$ 28.7 billion by 2030, according to an analysis by ...
Can we stop plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies?
Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...
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Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
(THE CONVERSATION) In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless ...
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Earth's lungs are choking on plastic and smoke—scientists hope to unblock them
A graph I saw in high school appeared to show ... That includes products of fossil fuels, like plastic, which is now so ubiquitous that research suggests simply breathing can introduce microscopic ...