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 ...

Compounding this, nearly half of all plastic products are made to be used just once, then thrown away. But there is no “away.” Plastic ends up littering our neighborhoods, our ...

Oregon approves CAA's plan to modernize its recycling under the new Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act.

Maybelline New York, L'Oréal Groupe, Kraft Heinz, P&G, and Target have contributed to a Closed Loop Partners report laying ...

One step closer to commercialization of The Hebrew Universities Breakthrough Recycling Technology Plastic Back has partnered with a U.S.-based ...

The organization says that by adopting a new name, it is taking a step to highlight PET’s unique qualities and its success as ...

Most plastic products, by contrast, can be reprocessed only once — if at all ... Metzger, the Ridwell CEO, shared a similar perspective, saying that downcycling is “part of the recycling umbrella,” ...

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 ...