Plastic surgery has increasingly become a popular way for individuals to enhance their appearance, boost self-confidence or address medical concerns. Among women, certain types of plastic surgeries ...

Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have developed a new type of plastic that, according to materials theory, ...

Plastics are synthetic or semi-synthetic materials made from polymers, which are long chains of molecules typically derived from petroleum, natural gas, or other organic sources. Plastics are ...

Plastics labeled with a number 1 inside the recycling symbol are about 20.9% likely to be reprocessed, according to Greenpeace. Plastics numbered 3 through 7 have a reprocessing rate of less than 5%, ...

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

Victor Gambarini was supported by a Ph.D. stipend from the George Mason Centre for the Natural Environment (New Zealand). Additional support was provided by the Aotearoa Impacts and Mitigation of ...

Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends ...