Plastic is a miracle material, shaped and folded into our lives in everything from cigarette filters to medical tubing to car bumpers. It’s in the toys we give our children; it keeps our food fresh ...

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, ...

When China stopped importing waste two years ago, it may have inadvertently done the world a favor. China accepted two-thirds of global plastic waste as recently as 2016. So Beijing’s decision to halt ...