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Just when we thought they'd disappear forever, the plastic shoes that many people seem to love to hate are making a comeback. The U.K. newspaper the Guardian has a feature story on the comeback today, "Crocs steps back from the...

Working together, can plastics and agricultural researchers help create a polylactic acid resin that's capable of handling hot-filled liquids? That's the aim of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, which is reporting that USDA chemist William J. Orts...

Here's one of the most unusual plastics applications I've seen in a long time: A U.K. company called AndVinyly says it can press the ashes of deceased music lovers into vinyl records. Company founder Jason Leach tells Exclaim! that he...

A designer in the United Kingdom is developing a plan to collect and recycle chewed gum and turn it into a plastic that can be molded into new products. Gross, I know, but interesting. The designer is Anna Bullus, who,...

A video that mimics a nature channel documentary is getting attention in California, where the state Senate is preparing to vote on AB 1998, which would ban plastic bags at some retailers. The "mockumentary" is narrated by actor Jeremy Irons,...

Yesterday I blogged about how California residents feel about their legislature failing to pass a ban on plastic bags. Today, we'll let columnists from several California newspapers weigh in. One common theme: The American Chemistry Council won this battle with...

The U.S. Small Businesses Administration is encouraging business owners to create their own disaster preparedness plan during National Preparedness Month in September. SBA Administrator Karen Mills said people tend to think that a large-scale disaster is not going to happen...

Instead of resorting to bag taxes and bans, some communities and retailers have tried voluntary efforts to reduce bag consumption. Let's check on the status of two -- one small-scale effort, and one on a very large scale. On the...

For Plastics Blog readers outside California, here's the advertisement that the American Chemistry Council prepared to fight AB 1998, the bill that would ban plastic bags. The ad is tough on the state Legislature, accusing it of focusing on a...

Al Evans noticed some calls to ban or tax plastics products, so he wrote a letter to Stuart, Fla.'s TCPalm.com asking "Why, when plastics yield so many benefits?" "Having worked for the plastics industry for 17 years, I feel compelled...