The picnic tables inside Plastic Lumber Co.'s warehouse look solid and durable, as if they were crafted by a master carpenter using thick lumber and a sharp saw. But they weren't built from redwood or ...
MIT engineers turn plastic waste into strong building parts that could solve housing crisis and reduce environmental impact ...
3D printing is transforming single-use trash into permanent infrastructure. Engineers at MIT are successfully ...
Live deployment of recycled plastic benches and infrastructure products highlights circular manufacturing at Plast ...
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Flexible plastic packaging now accounts for more than half of the global plastic packaging market, and volumes are expected ...
I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...