Since 1989 The Plastic Lumber Company has been committed to providing the finest products from recycled plastics. Challenged by the idea of building a company based upon environmentally sound ...

Directory of North American plastic/composite lumber makers responding to Plastics News' survey. Includes: Company name and address for extrusion headquarters; Parent company; Top official name ...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste and ASASE Foundation have commissioned a cutting-edge plastic lumber factory with an impressive capacity of 2,000 tonnes. This marks a significant step towards ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better ...

WHOI researchers discovered that foamed CDA, a bioplastic, degrades 15 times faster in seawater, making it the fastest ...

Many people are familiar with its biochemical cousin cellulose, a byproduct of paper and wood milling. But the same processes produce 50 million tons ... Boston College chemists have developed an ...

Bill Wood: "The predominant trend in the motor vehicle industry is a bellwether for national economic trends, and it also ...

Floor decking includes all types of structural decking materials that are used as walkway surfaces. Most products are made of wood, plastic, metal or composite materials. Plastic decking costs more ...

Matthew Brown told me he eats sushi much less than he used to. "Plastics also attract other contaminants, so if you are eating food that has little bits of blue and red in there, these are attracting ...

Many plastics are, in theory at least, highly recyclable. Unfortunately, in reality, most plastic ends up as waste instead, harming the environment and providing no ongoing value to society.

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...