Let’s look at the gear and tactics needed to target trout using plastics, a deadly technique once mastered. So where to start? A suitable rod in the 6 to 7 foot range is a good option. The action ...

Key stakeholders and government officials continue to develop informed approaches to issues surrounding soft plastic recycling in Australia. Australia’s Soft Plastics Taskforce, a government-led ...

Step aside hard, rigid materials. There is a new soft, sustainable electroactive material in town — and it's poised to open new possibilities for medical devices, wearable technology and ...

“The energy required to flip their poles is the lowest ever reported for multiaxial soft ferroelectrics,” Stupp said. “You can imagine how much energy this will save in increasingly energy-hungry ...

Plastics News' Sarah Kominek writes about a new study published recently that checks for the potential for phthalates to leach from soft fishing lures, typically made of PVC. "Per day ...

Concern over the potential environmental health impacts of phthalates in soft plastic fishing lures among recreational anglers could create consumer demand for more informative labels or different ...

An investigation into the recycling of soft plastics by two of the UK’s biggest supermarkets has resulted in a claim that customers are being misled, and for government to support a big cut in plastic ...

Tesco and Sainsbury’s have responded after being accused of “misleading” customers over recycling after an investigation into the supermarkets’ soft plastic take-back schemes. Everyday Plastic and the ...

Tesco and Sainsbury's have been accused of misleading customers over their front-of-store recycling schemes after an investigation found that most soft plastic returned to stores was burned.

The Queensland Government is collaborating with Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia Limited to launch a pilot soft plastics recycling initiative in Queensland. The government has allocated $1 million ...

Soft plastics deposited at supermarket recycling points are mostly sent abroad and burned, an investigation has found. Campaigners placed trackers in 40 bundles of soft plastic waste, such as ...