The BB-sized pellets made at Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) could hold the key to changing how the world thinks about plastics. Made of polymers repurposed from plastic waste, the pellets ...

Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the ...

Straws have emerged as one of the leading contributors to the plastic pollution crisis, frequently appearing on beaches ...

Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today. More than five trillion pieces of plastic are already in the oceans, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish ...

A UTSA doctoral student explains how plastics break down versus paper and what it means for our overall health.

Those who recycle in McLeod County may have a few more reasons to pat themselves on the back. McLeod County’s Penny Per Pound Program made $6,542 in local donations Tuesday. And compared to ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...