Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya covers the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. The authors first noticed the "plasticrusts" in 2016 and ...

Now, a University of Delaware-led research team has developed a new type of catalyst that enhances conversion of plastic ...

NORWOOD, MA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2015) - Applied Plastics Co., Inc. has introduced a line of bendable, PFOA free Teflon ® coated nitinol forming mandrels for fuse welding and tipping operations ...

Plastics form a lasting archaeological record, revealing global consumer habits, waste patterns, and environmental impact.

After returning from the Transpacific Yacht Race -- an annual sailboat race from Los Angeles to Honolulu -- in 1997, Capt. Charles Moore was guiding his boat through the doldrums when he noticed some ...

If you go to the beach, you’re likely to see some form of plastic pollution scattered in the waves or sprinkled among the sand grains. A bottle cap fragment here, a transparent piece of packaging ...