To respond to the plastics crisis, we may find just as many answers looking backward as we do forward. At a recent event, sociologist Dr. Rebecca Altman explains. To respond to the plastics crisis, we ...

Does trash belong in a museum? The creators of Archeoplastica think so, saying that displaying a range of plastic trash collected from waterways is a good way to connect with the public and help them ...

Could Akron be the rubber capital of the world – again? Not just rubber for tires, but for all the polymers and plastics that create so much of what we depend on today, from the toothbrush you pick up ...