Plastic trash accumulates in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River. Citizen of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images To better understand why plastics don’t ...

It boggles the mind to know we humans are literally made of stardust. Nearly all the elements in our bodies come from the stuff produced as stars exploded over the last 13 billion years. It boggles ...

Shell Polymers will use pyrolysis oil derived from recycled plastics to make polyethylene resin at its complex in Monaca, Pa. The pyrolysis oil will be supplied by Freepoint Eco-Systems, which ...

Almost every aspect of a human’s daily life today is entangled with fossil fuels. A plastic toothbrush, a synthetic garment, or even a simple painkiller—each of these items started out as crude oil.

Have you noticed that a growing number of modern car parts are made up of plastic? Your grandpa is not lying when he says that they don't make 'em like they used to. The plastic content in cars ...

Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountable number of uses and an incredibly low price to boot. Unfortunately, this low cost has led to its use in many places ...

Making plastic just got a whole lot sweeter. Forbes.com reports that a wave of innovation is sweeping the petrochemicals industry. Nudged by higher oil prices, a handful of companies large and small ...

Lego says it is on track to achieve its goal of replacing the oil in its bricks entirely with renewable plastics by 2032, after inking deals with major producers that can provide fossil-free materials ...