Last April, when a 2.5 million square foot plastic waste intake plant was proposed in Thomaston – about halfway between Macon and Columbus – it ignited opposition from residents and environmental ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no microplastics behind.

Conveying resin isn’t just part of the process—it’s critical to plastics manufacturing. Whether you are a small or large operation, moving material efficiently and reliably is what keeps your ...

A new plastic processing plant has Rohnert Park residents sounding the alarm before it begins operating in their community. KRON4 News has more. KRON4's Dan Kerman ...

Gamini Mendis, assistant professor of plastics engineering technology, in the plastics lab at Penn State University's Behrend campus. A company planning to build a huge plastics recycling facility in ...

A major fire gutted a plastic waste processing palnt near Thamarassery in Kozhikode in the early hours of Thursday, ...

Plastic pollution has proven stubbornly resistant to quick fixes. Even so-called biodegradable plastics often linger in the environment, breaking down into microplastics that spread through ecosystems ...

Chemical recycler Plastic Energy has produced its first batch of Tacoil at its joint venture plant with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) in Geleen, Netherlands, marking a key milestone on the road ...

In a valley where people moved to escape “the ravages of pollution,” a plant that changes plastic into synthetic oil isn’t welcome, supervisors of Butler Twp. said. On Tuesday, supervisors unanimously ...

Rusty Blackston sorts through his binder of notes and paperwork about the Brightmark Thomaston Circularity Center at a restaurant in Thomaston in April 2025. Kala Hunter Last April, when a 2.5 million ...