Albion, Mich.-based Team 1 Plastics, founded in 1987 and still owned by two of its three original owners, said it strives to create an "open, laid-back, team-oriented culture where team members can ...

Team 1 Plastics Inc. places a great emphasis on team member satisfaction. The Albion, Mich.-based injection molder seeks to "foster an atmosphere where people enjoy coming to work and get along with ...

Cellulose-based plastics already exist, but most do not decompose quickly in marine environments. Others require industrial ...

AMES, Iowa – Researchers are integrating tried-and-true technologies (let’s unleash bacteria on the biodegradables then heat up the leftovers) and developing new ones (let’s try plasma that shoots ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and proteins in nature break down on their own over time, but plastic remains for hundreds of years and pollutes the environment. A U.S. research team, focusing on this ...

When I arrive at the marina in Victoria on a late-July morning, the sky and water are complementary shades of azure, and there is not one cloud in the sky — a Pacific Northwestern idyll. On the deck ...

Sens. Dan Sullivan and Sheldon Whitehouse have forged a partnership that has led to Congress unanimously passing two measures to clean up plastics in the ocean, and their work isn’t complete. The ...