The industry trailblazer’s 56-year tenure will conclude in October with Edward V. Morgan assuming the role of CEO and ...

Installing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe for plumbing, HVAC, or other projects requires making clean slices, and PVC pipe cutters serve just that purpose. These cutters are available in various ...

As the world grapples with the environmental consequences of plastic waste, researchers from China and Canada have shed light ...

Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII), UT professor Ria Corder and ORNL researcher Amber Hubbard are collaborating to ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course.

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

The term "Styrofoam" is actually the brand name of a rigid blue insulation that the ... brittle plastic to make CD and DVD jewel cases and plastic forks. In 1941, Dow scientist Ray McIntyre invented ...

Ecoshell's GEX solution is derived from eggshells transformed into bio-calcium - a fine powder said to have particles as ...

Earlier this summer, reports started to emerge that Apple is testing a new “rigid plastic” body for the next generation Apple Watch SE. It was initially expected at last week’s Apple event ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...