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 ...

Author Beth Gardiner talks about her new book, 'Plastic Inc.' and about what she learned about the relationship between oil and gas companies and the plastics industry.

Have you ever asked yourself what could be the raw material from which plastic is made? Well, plastic can be synthetic or organic. Organic plastics are made from starch, vegetable fats/oils, bacteria ...