Sustainability

PVOH coatings offer plastics professionals a powerful tool for oxygen-sensitive packaging when designed for real conditions.

Canada regulators excluded fluoropolymers from PFAS classification based on factors related to environmental behavior and exposure risks.

A new large-scale recycling method uses mechanochemical devulcanization to recover and reuse EPDM rubber, enabling circularity without performance loss.

A new one-step, room-temperature extraction method enables accurate, non-targeted quantification of Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) in Polystyrene.

New research explores how citrus waste can enhance biodegradable films for food applications.

Researchers are assessing a novel resin for plugging unused oil wells as an alternative to cement.

Regulations are shaping the agriculture industry’s use of plastic.

As the EU rewrites the rules on packaging, engineers face a complex task: making plastics recyclable, compliant, and competitive by 2030.

The European Commission banned the use and trading of Bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration accepts LLDPE resin mechanically recycled from stretch film for use at up to 100 percent level in food-contact packaging.