• Aerospace
  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy Generation
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Regulation
  • Sustainability
  • Thermoplastics

Bio-based Solvents for Polyimide Synthesis in Space Applications

2 years ago

Nowadays, one of the harshest challenges is the development of polymeric materials for the aerospace industry. In particular, in space,…

  • Circular Economy
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Polycarbonate
  • Recyclate
  • Recycling
  • Regulation
  • Resins
  • Sustainability

TERRA is Tackling the Plague of E-waste

2 years ago

TERRA, The Electronics Reuse & Recycling Alliance, has created a network of certified electronic waste (e-waste) recyclers, and is working…

  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Circular Economy
  • Durables
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Nylons
  • People
  • PET
  • Regulation
  • Sustainability
  • Trending
  • Wearables

Microplastics and their Impact on Air-Sea CO2 Exchange

2 years ago

In the fight against global climate change, oceans play a key role as a significant carbon reservoir. However, inadequate waste…

  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Industry 4.0
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • PET
  • Polyolefins
  • Recyclate
  • Recycling
  • Resins
  • Sustainability

Flake Sorting: Elevating Plastic Recycling

2 years ago

Advanced flake sorting technologies are revolutionizing the recycling industry by enhancing the quality and efficiency of plastic recycling processes.

  • Circular Economy
  • Design
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Packaging
  • Sustainability

Reducing Headspace in Food Packaging

2 years ago

In the battle against plastic pollution and rising logistics costs, a simple yet effective strategy is emerging: reducing headspace in…

  • Circular Economy
  • Extrusion
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • People
  • Process
  • Recycling
  • Regulation
  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Thermoplastics

Post-Industrial Recycled Content Means Better Plastic

2 years ago

Recycling appears as a main node in optimizing waste management. Within this realm, Post-Industrial Recycling commands attention for its critical…

  • 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
  • Building & Construction
  • Circular Economy
  • Design
  • Foam Processing
  • Foaming Agents
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Sustainability

3D Printing of Mineral Foams from Recycled Industrial Waste for the Building Industry

2 years ago

With the growing demand for environmentally friendly activities and considering that 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions are currently generated…

  • Circular Economy
  • Decorating & Coatings
  • Design
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Process
  • Sustainability

Sustainable Packaging: Adhesives and Coatings

2 years ago

Global recycling only recycles 9% of plastic waste. Furthermore, inappropriate adhesives and coatings in packaging can reduce or delay the…

  • Bioplastics
  • Circular Economy
  • Design
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Regulation
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Compostable Labels: France’s Answer to Fruit Plastic Stickers

2 years ago

To combat plastic waste, France has introduced a ban on plastic stickers on fruits and vegetables. The move signals a…

  • Additives & Colorants
  • Bioplastics
  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Education & Training
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • People
  • PET
  • Polyethylene
  • Polyolefins
  • Polypropylene
  • Regulation
  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Plastics Biodegradability: What Lies Beneath the Label

2 years ago

The term "biodegradable" evokes images of materials effortlessly breaking down into the earth, leaving no trace. But what does it…