It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released his design for a plastic recycling machine to the world for free. The aim was to make plastic ...

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups: "This ...

In her new book, journalist and author Beth Gardiner explains how the industry has made plastic part of our daily lives – and what we can do about it.

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned ...