It’s a half-hour promo reel about Bakelite Plastic. There is so much to enjoy about this film, but we’ve been overlooking it because the first six minutes or so consist of an uncomfortably ...

Plastic waste expert Mark Miodowonik explains the history of plastic and why he believes manufacturers must be responsible for making sure plastic is recycled.

Associate Editorial/Opinion Editor Owen Carmicino ’26 talks about different plastics, their various uses, and their effects on the world we live in.

A creek that runs through the backyards of Riverside Gardens briefly turned deep red because of a resin leak Sunday afternoon ...

In 1907, yet another fluke led to Leo Baekeland inadvertently inventing the first fully synthetic plastic, Bakelite, while work-ing to find a substitute for shellac. While plastic used to be an ...

A 1930 Bakelite Ashtray. Bakelite was developed in 1907-1909 by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland. One of the first plastics made from synthetic components, Bakelite was used for its electrically ...

3. Bakelite: The material of a thousand uses In 1907, Bakelite arrived on the scene – a plastic made as a synthetic by-product of coal gas. It was brittle and dark brown, but could be formed ...

The first entirely synthetic plastic -- meaning free of any molecule found in nature -- was invented in the United States in 1907 by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland. Known as Bakelite, it was the ...

Unlike the later plastics such as Bakelite, Casein plastic could be dyed in many bright colours. It could withstand the rigours of washing and ironing, dry cleaning solvents etc and became popular ...

Unlike the later plastics such as Bakelite, Casein plastic could be dyed in many bright colours. It could withstand the rigours of washing and ironing, dry cleaning solvents etc and became popular ...