Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are ...

Hilex Poly, Hartsville, S.C., a manufacturer of plastic bag and film products and the operator of plastic bag recycling facilities, has announced that it will officially open its newly expanded ...

As if grocery shopping weren’t enough of a hassle, it’s about to become even more inconvenient in New York — for no good reason. State lawmakers may soon cave to the anti-plastic craze by passing a ...

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and ...

It is an adapt-or-die world in the plastic bag manufacturing business, and Chicago's impending ban on the flimsy bags is piling on the pressure. The measure, which goes into effect Aug. 1, requires ...