New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

For years, recycled plastic claims have been shrouded in secrecy, difficult to verify, and often challenged as misleading.

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We usually discard plastic waste as it reaches its end-of-life for common people, but a research team at the University of ...

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Two separate scientific advances unveiled this week could reshape plastic waste management: a Cambridge-led process producing clean hydrogen from plastic and car battery acid using solar power, and ...

Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also known as biorecycling, which utilizes enzymes or microorganisms to break down ...

Through the collaboration, BlueAlp will use KraussMaffei’s ZE BluePower twin-screw extruder in its chemical recycling process ...

California's long anticipated single-use plastic law is now in effect. Environmentalists and anti-waste activists are suing, ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...