New York State Police conduct a routine traffic stop on the Taconic Parkway only to discover a large amount of illegal drugs.

New York State Police say a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway has lead to the arrests of two men. Offcials report that a K9 officer assisted troopers with a search of the vehicle, and alerted ...

After five years of the Bag Waste Reduction Act, Price Chopper and Market 32 are reflecting on the switch from plastic bags ...

A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County led to the discovery of a loaded gun and a stash of drugs concealed inside an electronically operated hidden compartment in a car seat, ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

Also Tariffs announced by President Donald Trump last week have now been put on pause. Plastics News has been covering how the tariffs will affect various facets of the plastics industry.

KAMPALA, Uganda — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a problem that ...

To minimize plastic waste and pollution, the United States should reject blanket bans and instead address root causes through innovation and the development of a circular plastics economy.

A waterproof, plant-based material that degrades quickly in the ocean could offer a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics in cups and straws. Transparent paperboard is, like cellophane ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Starch-based biodegradable microplastics, intended as an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based plastics, may pose health risks. In a study with mice ...

Today, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – into the ...