Polypropylene is just as big in packaging as PET but it is recycled at a fraction of PET. Only 8 percent of 1.2 million tons of post-consumer PP is recycled.

I like so much about the Nothing Phone 3a and 3a Pro, yet a familiar flaw keeps me from telling you to buy one right away.

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10% with most new plastic still made from ...

Last August, I learned of a new study that revealed that the human brains studied were nearly 0.5% plastic by weight. Let ...

Using information from the Plasteax data platform, the report theoretically shows how strategic mechanical and chemical recycling capacity growth could address mismanaged plastics.

Watch the skillful and incredible journey of recycling plastic material scrap into high-quality plastic plates. The process begins with collecting and sorting plastic waste, followed by melting and ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

Global demand for plastics is projected to double in the next 25 years, researches from Tsinghua University report.

“By working together, we can create a robust and effective recycling system across North America in support of a circular economy for plastics.” translating the APR Design Guide into French; working ...

They discovered that the process begins in the soft layers, which grow weaker over time due to environmental degradation and can break off even when the plastic ... the cost of recycling, then ...