'We noticed we were collecting lots of plastic that needed a place to go' BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Bend business known for sustainability has a new venture: It's making furniture from the plastic ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at a torque multiplier to bust a lug nut loose when your impact wrench won't do the job, a drill-powered winch to help load vehicles onto trailers and torque ...

A new report from a National Academies of Sciences panel on making plastics greener looked at its use in packaging, building ...

Clear acrylic panels have long been a mainstay of 3D printer enclosure designs, but they can also add significant cost in terms of money, shipping, weight, and hassle. An alternative material worth ...

To help make the Olympic Games in Paris greener, Le Pavé, a manufacturing start-up, is making podiums and stadium seating out of recycled plastic. A worker at the company factory of Le Pavé in ...

Swedish design brand Baux has a seemingly straightforward goal for its products. Instead of combining many raw materials to make its acoustic panels and wall coverings, the company wants to limit ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. (Aug. 9, 1:05 p.m. ET) — The future looks brighter for plastic exterior vehicle parts as automakers intensify their search for weight-saving ideas. After suffering a blow nearly a ...

From a distance, a new home in rural Nova Scotia looks like it might be made of wood. But the structure—hidden under recycled aluminum siding laser-printed with a cedar print—was built from 600,000 ...

Attendees watched “Plastic People,” a documentary chronicling the history of plastic materials and how they evolved to become ...