A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown.

There are several types of glue out there tailored to sticking plastics together, but it can be difficult to know which glue is best for your needs.

The Green Science Alliance has set a goal of replacing chemical products with those derived from plants and natural biomass. The glue, roughly comparable to commercially available chemical glue ...

In 1994, one Exxon chemical executive put the industry support for plastics recycling in blunt terms, saying, quote, we are committed to the activities, but not committed to the results.

By carefully tinkering with the chemical structure of a common household plastic, scientists have managed to upcycle it into a reusable adhesive with unique and hugely promising properties. A ...

The plastic industry is pitching chemical recycling as a great new hope in the battle against the plastic pollution crisis. Experts say not so fast ...

The plastics industry’s wish list for a second Trump Administration Tucked into a federal recycling bill is what critics call the plastics industry’s Project 2025 ...

The backlash against single-use plastic has engulfed straws, bags and takeout containers, but the plastics industry is fighting back, arguing alternatives can be worse for the environment and ...

Home > Science Researchers Successfully Bond Wood and Plastic Without Screws or Glue The team hopes this technique can reduce the use of non-recyclable materials.

But the plastic industry is also using the coronavirus crisis for the opposite reason, to argue that public health requires us to overturn bans on single-use plastic bags at stores.

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI, 工業技術研究院) yesterday said it has developed a new environmentally friendly hot-melt adhesive in conjunction with Tex Year Industries Inc (德淵企業). The ...