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 ...

Researchers at Louisiana State University have developed a new, inexpensive method for breaking down and recycling plastic.

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

Single-use plastic can cause major environmental damage, but paper substitutes also have downsides. What if there was a third way?

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

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

Staying in business for more than 50 years requires constant innovation and investment — in equipment, in technology, in ...

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

Jay Schabel, president of the plastics division at Brightmark, holds plastic pellets in his hand from the company's chemical recycling plant in northeast Indiana in 2022. The efficacy of so-called ...

So far, econscious has recycled around 3,50,000 kg of plastic waste. At the heart of ‘econscious’ lies a unique “value-based recycling technology.” Instead of simply melting down plastic into pellets, ...

The most preferred approach is to reduce the amount of plastic used (waste minimization), working through the stages of reuse and recycling before the last resort of landfill disposal (waste ...

2. Race Eco Chain: Race Eco Chain Limited is a leader in the recycling industry and specialises in collecting post-consumer PET bottles. It processes over one lakh tonnes of PET plastic annually ...