Every empty plastic bottle has the potential to become something useful instead of ending up in a rubbish bin. With a little creativity, these everyday items can be transformed into plant pots, ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

Two chemists in lab coats, gloves, and safety glasses work in a fume hood. Chemists at the University of Copenhagen work on a way to recycle polyethylene terephthalate to create a carbon capture ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PET bottles and ...

Scientists created a solar reactor that turns plastic waste into clean hydrogen. See how this scalable tech tackles two big ...

Despite polyethylene terephthalate (PET) being one of the most widely recycled plastics, only about 20% of used PET bottles are actually recovered as high-quality raw materials. The majority are ...

Cans and bottles disposed in household bins are recycled to the same standard as those processed through the Deposit Return ...

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy storage system, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

Professor Kotohiro Nomura’s research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) *1, PET bottles and ...

PETValue Philippines Corp. and Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc. (RCBM) have formalized a zero waste to landfill ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Thirteen organizations and businesses in Indonesia have launched the Indonesian Reuse Association (AGUNI) to promote sustainable reuse systems as ...