A groundbreaking development in materials science offers a potential solution to the planet’s mounting single-use plastic crisis. A new plant-based, waterproof material has been created that ...

The plant, which was expected to create 300 jobs, was projected to convert 160,000 tons of post-consumer plastic a year into about 100,000 tons of recycled plastic materials. Erie news straight to ...

Description: Blue Polymers is a joint venture between the waste disposal company Republic Services and Ravago, a Belgian plastic producing company. The new company aims to produce more than 300 ...

A green tech company based in Sweden, PlasticFri, has developed a technology that offers consumers an eco-friendly and plant-based alternative to plastic. This video is from BBC Click ...

of plastic were processed between May 5, when Gordon was last seen, and when investigators first arrived to inspect the machine, Clevenger reportedly said. The coroner said officials at the plant ...

The next time you treat yourself to a cheeky takeaway, don’t toss out the little plastic fork ... known to sneak into gardens and feast on plant beds. They have a particular hankering for ...

An IRG recycling bin at the entrance of the IRG Erie site last year. In light of the project cancellation, the company has removed this and other bins it had placed around the community.