A Vancouver, B.C.-based startup making biodegradable plastics out of wood pulp has raised up to $5 million from Suzano ...

U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. is shedding its wood waste and recovered-plastic composite decking business to focus on its core business while reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

GLS had already stopped issuing first-use plastic as of 2018, but it wasn't enough for the eco-minded German bank. Fake ...

Plastic lattice works well for storing long lengths of miscellaneous pipe, trim, flashing and conduit. Just cut matching pieces, then screw 2x4 cleats to the ceiling ... Take two pieces of 1x4 lumber ...

Hard-to-recycle plastics First Star Recycling collects in orange Hefty ReNew bags are turned into plastic lumber at its PRF. It is still early in the process, but First Star Recycling could be onto ...

higher and use drywall screws to fasten 2x4 bucks on the inside of the steel opening, then hang your door from the wood bucks ...

Wood plastic composites in the form of kitchen cabinets, bathroom and balcony doors are slowly gaining popularity in Bangladesh for being an alternative to wood, according to industry insiders and ...

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Because of the décor layer (a printed image), it can recreate the look of more expensive flooring types like wood, tile or stone. Plastic laminate flooring is completely artificial. Some people ...

Thermoset polymers have cross-linked networks that make them exceptionally tough and useful materials. But they are also practically impossible to break down or recycle. And epoxy-amine resins ...