MIT engineers turn plastic waste into strong building parts that could solve housing crisis and reduce environmental impact ...

MIT’s 3D-printed recycled plastic trusses could reduce deforestation and offer a scalable solution for global housing needs.

MIT aims to make house construction more sustainable by using discarded plastics to print structural components.

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers ...

The plastic bottle you toss into the recycling bin today might one day help hold up the floor of a house. Engineers at MIT ...

Plastic is ubiquitous. Around 1m plastic water bottles are sold every minute and 5trn plastic bags are used around the world every year, according to the un’s Environment Programme. Half of all ...

The MIT HAUS team is pioneering 3D-printed floor trusses from recycled plastic, aiming to revolutionize sustainable ...

Jonathan Quinn became the U.S. Plastics Pact president and CEO in July 2024, replacing Emily Tipaldo, the organization’s first executive director. “I lead a diverse consortium of stakeholders united ...

Indonesia is promoting “reuse” as a key solution to its plastic waste crisis, with civil society and the Ministry of Environment launching a “reuse road map” to mainstream practices like refilling and ...

Bales of shredded plastic material are stacked in a warehouse with two people in hard hats talking in front of them as a third person drives a forklift carrying a bale. Bales of used plastic at ...

Many large consumer product companies are falling short of the plastics recycling targets they set several years ago. Observers say this failure has contributed to hard times for the companies that ...