Plastics processing has traditionally used pellets as the ... we found that no one approach can meet every equipment need or recycling challenge, so that a wide variety of practical, profitable ...

A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

FFRA resource aims to increase consumer access to recycling collection points and plastic film recycling rates by providing ...

Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental ...

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction ...

Plastic recycling remains a serious problem. Inadequate recycling not only increases the amount of waste left in landfills, incineration plants and nature but also contributes to the formation of ...

"Microplastic particles are currently found almost everywhere—in water, food, fish, and even breast milk," says Artūras ...

Granted, the success of recycling plastic is abysmal — the U.S. rate is roughly 7% — but in theory it can be done. So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Ariz., where I live ...

If you have been to a convenience site to drop off recyclables in the last week or so you may have been frustrated by being ...

ORNL researchers have created a method to transform waste plastics into high-performance materials by editing the polymers, ...

urged Lee Zeldin, Trump's nominee to head the EPA, to put microplastics and chemical recycling high on his agenda. "We're learning more and more. We now have plastics in breast milk, plastics in ...