Weighted blankets have had plenty of buzz in social media, but for students dealing with anxiety, autism and other conditions, they're more than a trendy item. They can be a lifeline in school where ...

Democrats in Washington have put a provision mandating tougher regulations on pellet discharge from plastic factories in the $715 billion fast-track surface transportation spending plan that the U.S.

Microsoft has announced a sustainability-focused new peripheral called the Ocean Plastic Mouse. Announced at its annual Surface event, the mouse is made of 20% recycled ocean plastic, making it an ...

Arcis Resources Corp., Birmingham, Ala., has completed the delivery of 35,000 pounds of two types of recycled plastic resin pellets to GDC Inc. The recycled resin will be used by GDC, based in Goshen, ...

This Crain’s Forum on the emerging threat of microplastics pollution in the Great Lakes is a joint project of the newsrooms of Crain’s Chicago Business and Crain's Detroit Business. McDonald's Corp.

Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a series examining the causes, impacts and solutions to plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the first, third and fourth entries here. BENTON HARBOR, ...

In a boost for the Port of Charleston, outbound shipments of resins — the tiny plastic pellets also known as "nurdles" — are booming again now that pandemic-related supply-chain delays have eased, ...