The U.S. resin sector is experiencing significant disruption in early 2025 due to a combination of tariffs, feedstock costs and unstable domestic demand. PE, PP and PS buyers saw price decreases ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common pathogen known for causing difficult-to-treat hospital infections, has evolved a taste for plastic. But not just any plastic. It can break down polycaprolactone ...

An arthroscopy was performed and a 10 mm plastic soft drink bottle cap was retrieved leading to the immediate resolution of symptoms without complications. Open knee injuries require thorough ...

SHIZUOKA -- A tea merchant in this central Japan city has launched an original green tea blend inspired by the illustrations on packaging of plastic models, which is a major industry in the city.

He considered using aluminum molds to recycle plastic lures, but the high cost of the molds led him to try his hand at printing his own. Using a special software, he designed his first mold for a soft ...

The City of Hobart will trial a new soft plastics collection point at the McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre. This initiative is part of a 12-month trial aimed at reigniting our community's ...

A potentially deadly hospital superbug is able to feast on and break down medical-grade plastics—including those used to make implants, sutures and wound dressings. This is the conclusion of a ...

Since 2019, Recycle BC depots provincewide have been collecting flexible, or “soft,” plastics like Ziploc bags; crinkly bags for cereal, chips or instant noodles; “net” plastic bags for ...

This plastic-digesting power also makes the bug more dangerous. The team showed that the broken-down plastic fragments helped it form tougher biofilms—the protective clingy bacterial coatings ...