Mechanical recycling is the most common method, salvaging similar plastics to produce raw materials that can be reintegrated into plastic production. The process involves collecting, sorting, washing ...

UTA chemists explain how plastic pyrolysis works to breaks down plastic waste into molecules that be used again ...

Republic Services launches North America's first fully integrated polymer center complex, transforming recycled plastics into food-grade materials.

BioLife Plasma Services has invested $4 million to expand its Hoover, Ala. testing lab by 1,750 square feet and acquire ...

Research continues to show that itty-bitty microplastics alter ecosystems and end up in human bodies. Scientists, farmers and ...

Every year, some 5.6 million metric tons of plastic packaging winds up in household waste in Germany after being used just ...

With the COtooCLEAN process, they aim to convert postconsumer polyolefin packaging into high-quality food-grade recycled ...

It’s a well-known, if somewhat disappointing fact, that globally, only about 10 percent of plastics gets recycled. But a ...

The Southern Nevada Recycling Center can process roughly 700,000 pounds per day, but not all objects make it through the ...