Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first ...

Scientists in the US have developed a low-cost nickel catalyst that breaks down mixed polyolefin waste without pre-sorting.

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 ...

Researchers from Northwestern and Cornell may have solved several critical challenges in recycling two of our most common plastics, thanks to machine learning and moisture from the air. Northwestern ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

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 ...

Konica Minolta has strengthened its collaboration with Malaysian manufacturer MJ Material to develop “intelligent recycled ...

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

This year recycling got a great deal easier. Investment in new technologies at recycling centres means that all plastic packaging waste, including soft plastic, can now be placed in your household ...

In a radical overhaul of waste management in Ireland, all plastic packaging waste including soft plastics can now be placed in household recycling bins. In addition, a significant amount of plastics ...

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 ...