Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Uline is looking to grow their workforce in the Lehigh Valley. Uline will be hosting a hiring event on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. to fill day and night shift ...

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.

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...

These tiny plastic particles can range in size from 5 millimeters (as small as a pencil eraser) to 1 nanometer, which can’t be seen with the naked eye, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

“Starting next week you can buy a whole pallet of Capri Sun pouches ... The only reason Capri Sun tastes good is that little plastic straw that is impossible to get into that pouch. Who thought this ...

Capri Sun has confirmed that their pouch is here to stay after rumors of a new plastic bottle design took over social media – and they’re making them available by the pallet. On August 28 ...

Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in ...

Plastic pollution is deadly to ocean wildlife. Ingesting plastic can lead to slow and painful starvation, while plastic entanglement can cause loss of limbs and worse. None of the ocean’s inhabitants ...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have unveiled a chemical process that has the potential to revolutionize plastic recycling. This innovative process can effectively vaporize ...