A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

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The ultra-strong recycled material, Recycled Plastic Lumber, is made of polymer-reinforced composites, a material that is reinforced like concrete. The material will be used as a replacement for wood ...

Recycling single use plastic grocery bags into bricks and other sustainable materials could reduce pollution along highways and landfills, according to a former New Mexican who views environment ...

A new federal government report finds major potential to use recycled plastic in infrastructure items like pipe but also highlights significant economic and environmental challenges to growth in other ...

For years, the toymaker Lego has been trying to figure out how to make its plastic building blocks out of sustainable materials. It’s experimented with all kinds of things — Brazilian sugarcane, for ...

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis ...

During the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) 2019 Convention & Exposition April 8-11 in Los Angeles, the Spotlight on Plastics highlighted some unique products that are starting to ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - The city of South Sioux City, Nebraska will be the first city in Nebraska to install a street using material from recycled plastic materials. “It’s going to be a way ...

On Thursday, the Washington State Department of Ecology announced fines for 35 plastic producers for failing to use enough recycled plastics. The 35 companies identified were fined a combination of ...