A new enzymatic process cuts costs by 74 percent, slashes chemical use, and recycles PET plastic cleaner than oil-based ...

Enzymatic recycling has gained traction in recent years as a greener alternative to traditional plastic recycling techniques, ...

Researchers have developed a non-toxic, eco-friendly, solvent-free process for recycling PET plastic back into its monomers. The process harnesses moisture from the air and a simple catalyst, and can ...

Alterra president Jeremy DeBenedictis sees the facility as a solution to plastic pollution, seeks to ease neighbors' worries ...

Explore the most interesting plastic recycling process and witness how discarded plastic is transformed into top-quality products. Watch the creation of bike side tapas, crafted with precision ...

A study out of Scotland has found that the plastic recycling process produces large quantities of microplastics, which then get washed into city water systems or the ocean.

The recycling industry could adopt the process soon; in recent years, at least 10 large chemical companies have built or announced plans for facilities to produce pyrolysis oils from waste plastics.

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 ...

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