#PLastIcs

A CNC is a great addition to a shop that can actually enhance your hand tool experience by taking care of material removal and rough shaping.

Recycled plastics could help reduce the world’s growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent contamination, according to a new analysis from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

From Dev.to - ai: 3D Printing Plastics Market Share Expands Rapidly Due to Innovations in Additive Manufacturing Materials

From Time RSS Feed: There Are Microplastics In the Air, How Worried Should You Be?

Proof-of-concept tests found that the plastic did such a good job at eating itself apart, not even microplastics had a chance.

Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both pollution and energy challenges.…

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, known as living plastics.…

From Reddit - r/collapse: Plastics are entering food crops and stunting their growth

Biodegradable plastics hold potential for reducing marine plastic pollution, but degrade too quickly, limiting their practical use. Researchers from Gunma University now show that crab shell by-products can reduce the breakdown rate of biodegradable…

A South Korean research team has found a way to process waste sulfur into an adaptable, extrudable plastic for use in 4D printing technology.

An advanced recycling process claims it can handle hard-to-recycle plastics, like packaging. But critics say it's not worth the effort.

A biomaterial that increases its strength when in contact with water could provide a biodegradable alternative to plastics