Experts warn laundry habits can worsen the problem. Fabric softeners, for example, can introduce chemical residues that coat ...

It was 1869, and something needed to be done. Albany inventor John Wesley Hyatt answered the call, molding together camphor, nitrocellulose, and alcohol under extreme pressure. His concoction, called ...

The biocomposite films look similar to many synthetic plastics, however, their structure is hierarchically reinforced as seen in the fluorescence microscopy image. Materials with enhanced structure ...

A new study estimates that plastics burden the U.S. with hundreds of billions in annual health, environmental, and economic losses.

A new study tracked the ability of natural, synthetic, and blended fabrics to biodegrade directly in the ocean. Plastic pollution is seemingly omnipresent in society, and while plastic bags, cups, and ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Synthetic Leather Market by Type (PU Based, PVC Based, and Bio Based), End-Use Industry (Footwear, Furnishing, Automotive, Clothing, Bags, Purses, & Wallets), and Region ...

One local cotton gin manager is warning of the dangers caused by microplastics found in synthetic fibers, such as polyester.

The directive, which came into effect on November 12, aims to improve raw material availability for downstream industries ...