Microscopic plastic particles found in food and beverages may affect glucose metabolism and harm organs such as the liver, ...

Results from a new animal study suggest that microscopic plastic particles found in food and beverages may affect glucose ...

Results from a new animal study suggest that microscopic plastic particles found in food and beverages may affect glucose ...

Feel like you're seeing fewer Styrofoam containers these days? You may be right. According to Packaging Dive, a wave of ...

The Porto Marghera facility has an annual production capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes of crystal polystyrene (r-GPPS) and expandable polystyrene (r-EPS), using secondary raw materials (SRM) obtained ...

Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots; they're in our food, our water, and our bodies. Scientists don't know the full ...

US study finds nanoplastics absorb heavy metal ions, could lead to. severe health issues. Researchers have revealed that nanoplastics synthesized from real-world plastic waste can ...

Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the ... In December, representatives from the plastic, packaging and chemical recycling industry urged the governor to abandon the regulations, suggesting ...

Chemical recycling typically involves superheating ... It also would have banned polystyrene. That initiative was pulled back by environmental groups and supporters in favor of this negotiated ...

C&EN’s Global Top 50 chemical firms for 2024 Dow plans deep cuts amid poor economy The Russian petrochemical maker Sibur plans to invest $2 billion to build polystyrene and raw materials plants ...

A group of chemical engineers has come up with a new way to recycle polystyrene, possibly making it the first practical method for reusing this commonly used plastic. This innovative technique ...

Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The team of chemical engineers, based at the University of Bath in ...