Plastic rope manufacturing starts with the recycling of old plastic scrap, which is crushed and melted to create new materials. This molten plastic is then extruded and spun into strands that are ...

To avoid that expense, pyrolysis plants still sort and clean plastics beforehand, often with the same pre-treatment steps used at mechanical recycling facilities, says Corinne Scown, a ...

Scientists have found methods to convert plastic waste into valuable chemicals. One approach breaks plastics into olefins for ...

The organization seeks to bring together companies from across the automotive value chain to raise the rate of plastics ...

Some local councils are also encouraging residents to bring in their soft plastics for recycling, accepting drop-offs at their local waste management facilities. Others are going a step further and ...

Taking a major step in this direction ... Kim, the future of plastic recycling technology is bright with the present innovation. "The novel enzymes discovered through this method will enable ...

WRAP and Defra analysis highlights gaps in processing capacity across key material streams to meet demand from packaging ...

Global population, now at 8.1 billion, has intensified human activities, significantly contributing to pollution across land, ...