The fire burning, the banjo playing, the stories, and the sweet aromatic smell of grains; there might not be anything more Americana than the moonshiner, risking it all to provide their families some ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

"Controllable and efficient." Scientists make mind-blowing discovery that could revolutionize what happens to old plastic: 'Could help close the loop' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Single-use plastic might just be the most insane act of collective self-harm humanity commits every single day. Each year, the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that we discard a ...

In this series, in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, Vogue shines a spotlight on the change-makers who are making a real difference in protecting and safeguarding both the planet ...

Recycling plastic isn't working. The figure most often cited is that only nine per cent of the world's plastic has ever been recycled. That statistic is taken from a 2017 study looking at how much ...

In this interview, AZoMaterials speaks with Dr. Annika Völp, Process Application Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, about the role of extrusion in mechanical recycling of degraded plastic waste - ...

The Shocking Truth About Global Plastic Recycling Rates The statistics around plastic recycling are absolutely devastating.

Analysis: plastic waste is a huge problem and there is a growing interest in how to create high value materials from recycled plastic Ireland is the EU’s biggest plastic waste producer. But plastics ...

Almost everything is recyclable in theory. But, in practice, whether a product actually is depends on whether the process is effective and economically viable. Some products are easier to recycle than ...

SK Chemicals has announced that it will establish a joint venture with Kelinle, a plastics recycling specialist in Shaanxi Province, China, to build the Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC) facility for ...