Research at West Virginia University is exploring whether microwave technology can recover high yields of propylene from polypropylene plastic scrap. Research by Yuxin Wang (pictured) at West Virginia ...

“They’re pretty small.” Small, plastic pellets called nurdles can cause big problems. O’Connor explained due to their size they are often difficult to spot by people doing beach clean-ups ...

Join us for the premiere of Life of a Pellet (@lifeofapellet), a stop motion short film exploring pre-production plastic pellet pollution. Made entirely of plastic trash and real plastic pellets ...

SAN DIEGO — You might not know the name of them, but you've probably seen them. Plastic pellets called nurdles are often found mixed in with the sand at our local beaches. Sometimes you have to ...

The Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act will hold companies accountable for dumping millions of plastic pellets into our waterways. Send a message WashPIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions ...

The Galicia region is worst hit so far but the pellets have spread to Asturias too Communities along the coast of northern Spain fear an environmental disaster as millions of tiny plastic pellets ...

The holy grail of desktop 3D printers – aside from manufacturing full color objects in any shape imaginable – is turning tiny plastic pellets into a plastic filament. Many projects have ...