Visa and Mastercard may be standards of payment all across the rest of the developed world, but adoption has been slow in Germany. If you want to eat or shop in smaller establishment, your best bet is ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – Polyvinyl chloride or PVC is now a recyclable type of plastic after scientists at the University of Michigan discovered a way to chemically recycle the widely used material. PVC is a ...

A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.

Home construction has always been a strong end market for PVC pipe. But as construction slows because of higher interest rates, pipe makers are seeing help ahead in the form of federal infrastructure ...

Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics. Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to regulate a common plastic — polyvinyl chloride (commonly called PVC or vinyl) — as ...

Legislation aimed at tackling America’s plastic waste has ignited a messaging war between makers of single-use products and environmental advocates. The American Chemistry Council on Tuesday lined up ...