Is the minimal waste process creating too much waste? If we can recycle prints and other materials this way, it might lead to a revolution of decentralized recyclers. Growth in 3D printing marches on ...

GORINCHEM, NETHERLANDS (Nov. 29, 1 p.m. ET) — Lactic acid specialist and bioplastics manufacturer Purac has sponsored a project to highlight how easily polylactic acid (PLA) resins can be recycled.

Research conducted by National Recovery Technologies Inc. (NRT), a leader in plastic mass-sorting technology, indicates NatureWorks(R) PLA will segregate from PET bottles as part of a fraction that is ...

PLA, or corn plastic, is made with Midwestern corn, not Middle East oil. Its production releases fewer toxic substances than making petroleum plastic and uses less energy, spewing an estimated ...

POSCO International will launch a biodegradable plastic recycling business to take advantage of the rapidly growing popularity of polylactic acid (PLA) products, the company said Wednesday. PLA, or ...

Biocor LLC, Concord, Calif., has been launched as a company designed to buy, aggregate and process post-consumer polylactic acid (PLA), the plant-based bioplastic that has been used to make food trays ...

Posco International Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with two bioplastic companies to enter the biodegradable plastic recycling sector as part of its bid to expand its ...