A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more ...

Plastics are everywhere—in the packaging around your food, the insulation in your home, and even the parts of your phone.

The fire burning, the banjo playing, the stories, and the sweet aromatic smell of grains; there might not be anything more Americana than the moonshiner, risking it all to provide their families some ...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that ...

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are polypropylene—which is used for things such as food packaging and bumpers—and ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Scientists found a catalyst that turns waste plastic waste into cleaner fuel much faster than before, making the process more ...

Scientists have recently discovered a unique bacteria capable of consuming plastic on a large scale. This significant ...

A Sonoma County company developing a new way of recycling plastic expects to shift its operations out of California, for now, ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...

Belgium-based RecyClass ’ Recycling Process Certification has become the leading certification for plastics traceability and ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...