One possible solution that’s emerged in recent years is advanced recycling. Advanced recycling, also called chemical ...

Recovery rates for plastic film jumped between 2022 and 2024, but bottles were recovered for recycling at lower rates than ...

What if recycling plastics were as simple as flicking a switch? At TU/e, Assistant Professor Fabian Eisenreich is making that vision a reality by using LED light to both create and break down a new ...

A new way of converting stubborn plastic waste into high-value chemicals using only water and oxygen has been developed by an ...

Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first ...

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 ...

Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...

Plastic overcapacity in China and additional regulations in Europe have created complications in a sector where supply is not ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I called Wayne DeFeo and told him I was considering ...

The global plastics industry is at a critical juncture, with mounting pressure to reduce waste and embrace sustainable practices. At the heart of this transformation lies extrusion technology — a ...

Equipment provider Vecoplan says shredding and product quality will be critical to meeting European Union packaging recycling ...