Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method ...

a new initiative to increase visibility into the plastic recycling process in the U.S. and its myriad economic and environmental benefits. During the month of May, material recovery facilities ...

And the method works with mixed plastics, selectively recycling only polyesters. With its selective nature, the process bypasses the need to sort the plastics before applying the catalyst -- a ...

Trade groups, including the New York Business Council and the American Chemistry Council, say it does not account for “advanced” or “chemical” recycling, a process which breaks plastic ...

UTA chemists explain how plastic pyrolysis works to breaks down plastic waste into molecules that be used again ...

Andrea Bassetti of ICIS unpacks trade shifts, recycling policy gaps, and the future of plastics in North America.

It’s a much more elegant way to tackle plastic recycling issues.” To conduct the new study, the researchers used a molybdenum catalyst and activated carbon — both of which are inexpensive, abundant ...

Houston urges residents not to crush plastic bottles before recycling, ensuring sorting machines process them properly.

Today, there are a lot of ways in which recycling doesn ... the same principles. The process is amazingly simple and increases the amount of recyclable plastics dramatically.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas at Arlington and Alexander Kaplitz, University of ...