In science, an unexpected result is not always a failure, but sometimes an opportunity. I found that out as part of my position as a chemist who makes industrial polymers, or plastics. A routine ...

Most recycling programs aren’t that good at keeping plastic out of the trash. In the U.S., recycling rates hover around a dismal 9%. But a new experiment is taking a different approach: A local lab ...

Custom injection molder Diversified Plastics Inc. added a new medical quality lab and tripled its class 100,000 clean room space to boost its product assembly and packaging capabilities. “It's ...

GreenLabs Recycling, a Concord, Mass.-based lab science plastics recycling startup, is expanding its business nationally through a partnership with French environmental services company Veolia.

Laboratories are vital hubs of scientific innovation. They’re also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, through their reliance on single-use plastic consumables among other things.

Cyclyx International, a consortium-based post-use plastic innovation company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10 percent to 90 percent, has announced the opening of a new ...

Despite the planet's growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient. They ...

Waste management firm Suez Environnement, based in Paris, is building a lab through its SITA subsidiary that will focus on devising ways to increase the recycling of plastics. The company says the ...