Graduate student RJ Conk adjusts a reaction chamber in which mixed plastics are degraded into the reusable building blocks of new polymers. A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics ...

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

North Vernon, IN—Mark Daniels comments on the current job market as he holds a handful of pellets with hints of a gray tone. Oftentimes when there is talk about plastic bags it's about the product ...