Scientists have found a way to convert discarded shrimp shells into dense, plastic-like films and objects, a development that could redirect tons of seafood industry waste into a viable substitute for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A three-year research project involving scientists from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and LUT University has found a ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Researchers have successfully synthesized fumarate (fumaric acid), a raw material for unsaturated polyester resin, by combining carbon dioxide (CO2) with pyruvate (derived from biomass), using two ...

Businesses are bracing for the impact of a plastic supply shortage due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

is your neighborhood reporter San Patricio and Aransas County. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Dynamo Cycle president Danny Clark says the plastic shortage has been felt in the Coastal Bend, along with a 15 ...