Plastic pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves chemically breaking down plastics into other molecules by heating the plastics to extremely high temperatures in the absence of oxygen.

Pro Carton is marking Global Recycling Day with the launch of research showing the majority of Europeans consumers increasing their recycling rates.

"Shift into Gear", a new report from SAP and Earth Action, is inciting companies to start preparing now to meet global plastics legislation.

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The better the sorting of waste plastics, the lower the impact on the climate – the conclusion of a Swedish study. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Stockholm; ), together with researcher ...

Korean consumers' lack of awareness of the infinite recyclability of aluminum cans is one of the major obstacles to the ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

About 100 million metric tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the world's most commonly used plastics, are ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / March 17, 2025 / by Darren West They say "good things take time," but sometimes it's wise to not wait too long and take matters into your own hands. This is ...

As the sheer volume of plastic waste continues to rise, it’s filling up rivers, the seas and landfill, finding its way into ...