Water and housing product maker Lixil Corp., Tokyo, will introduce a new line of material made from a combination of plastic and wood scrap in early 2023 that the company says will be suitable for a ...

Recycled plastic wood products firm Plastecowood, whose carbon-negative products collectively remove some 40m unwanted plastic items annually from the UK’s waste stream, is set for significant ...

Recently I was able to view a new deck being built by some friends of mine in Aromas. As I was admiring the work in progress, I realized the deck was not built of real wood, but “plastic wood.” I ...

If you’ve ever used a paper straw, you know the singular disappointment of trying to sip a refreshing beverage through a soggy, slowly collapsing tube. Of course, the alternative isn’t much better: ...

Plastic-made surplus wood shown to be as strong as steel but light weight and more easily recyclable. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Spero Renewables LLC, a clean tech company based in Santa Barbara, ...

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Hollywood has become the first city in South Florida to install marine pilings made from recycled plastic. Lorie Mertens, recycling coordinator for Hollywood, said the new pilings were installed at a ...

Industry leaders are fighting over rarely discussed, but influential platforms. Feb. 11, 2010— -- They've carried your food, they've carried your clothes, your medicine, and probably part of your ...

Ishmael Tirado watches as his fellow construction workers rebuild the Steeplechase Pier, a central feature of New York’s iconic Coney Island boardwalk. Planks of tropical ipê wood that were torn ...

Dublin, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Wood Plastic Composites (WPC) World Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global demand for WPC granules is projected to ...

California is set to ban plastic bags, if this trend continues paper bags could get a hefty boost. The first plastic bag was introduced in 1957. And anyone old enough will surely remember how Dustin ...