In the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” some of you may remember the scene where Mr. McGuire takes Dustin Hoffman’s character, Benjamin, off to the side and says “Plastics … there’s a great future in ...

Almost every morning for about 160 days, Sam Bencheghib will wake up at 6 a.m., tie up his shoes made from recycled plastic, and start running. The 22-year-old Lehigh University graduate is running ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. “I’ve got one word for you … plastics.” With apologies to “The Graduate,” ...

Madhavi Venkatesan would disagree with the one-word whispered advice Dustin Hoffman's character received at a party in the film "The Graduate." “Plastics” is not the future. “Sometimes we make ...