This article explores the different types of plastics ... is more flexible and is commonly used in plastic bags and packaging materials. Polyethylene's resistance to moisture and many chemicals ...

Plastic and plastic recycling has been a major global issue for decades, but scientists have found a lot of intriguing ways ...

Not generally collected for household recycling, although it has good potential. However, mixed plastic recycling is expected to be under way within five years. PS Polystyrene Take away cups, yoghurt ...

EU legislation requires plastic packaging to be recyclable by 2030. Different types of plastic packaging will then have to contain a certain percentage of recycled material (recyclate). The ultimate ...

There are loads of different types of plastic. Plastic fibres can even be ... containers and cups. Compostable packaging biodegrades in a compost bin, just like vegetable peelings and apple ...

“Most products on the market are a mix of different types of plastics ... Cosmetics packaging on the market today is designed with mixed plastics, as it needs to offer protection for the ...

Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared ...

More than thirty different plastics are currently used in packaging, but some innovators are on the hunt for a single polymer group, a super-plastic that meets a multitude of performance ...

A recent comparative study from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute has found that optimising the sorting of plastic packaging waste can contribute considerably to reducing greenhouse gas ...