Instead, the university is asking state environmental regulators for permission to burn up to 22,000 tons of pellets composed of paper and plastic over the next year—and possibly beyond.
This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...
As one of the largest flexible packaging converters in the United States, the company has significant stakes in both the plastic and paper sides of the business. And, CEO Greg Tucker said ...
with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...
Microplastics, defined as tiny plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size, are linked to serious health conditions such as endocrine disruptions and metabolic disorders. The problem? They're in ...