There is growing concern that plastics may also be responsible for significant harm to the earth’s environment and human ...

Mechanical recycling is the most common method, salvaging similar plastics to produce raw materials that can be reintegrated into plastic production. The process involves collecting, sorting, washing ...

A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

She told a March 24 crowd at the Plastics Recycling Conference in National Harbor that the recycling market faces "a hydra of blockers" inhibiting success. Those blockers include perceptions that ...

To improve plastic recycling, Bain called for more education on plastic circularity and consumers’ role in the process. There needs to be more awareness on flexible materials, which are less likely to ...