A radical new process “vaporizes” plastic bags and bottles to help make recycled materials. American scientists say the innovative chemical procedure turns ubiquitous waste items into hydrocarbon ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

Neste has processed liquefied waste plastic (e.g. pyrolysis oil) since 2020. The construction of the new upgrading facility ...

Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...

What if we could help the global plastic waste problem and the transportation industry with the same technology? A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory is ...

Study shows biodegradable plastics offer superior chemical recyclability and economic value for sustainable waste management ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg ...

Dr. Byungwook Hwang’s research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a process that applies the circulating fluidized bed ...

Cruise ships generate as much as eight tons of waste per vessel each week, with plastics from packaging, food containers, and single-use items accounting for a significant share, according to 4Ocean.

The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic into L-DOPA, a frontline medication for the ...