Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such as ...

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging ...

Recyclable packaging depends on more than material design: it also requires the infrastructure to collect, sort and process it where it is sold.

French start-up Fairmat recently announced a new round of funding to support the industrial scale-up of its solutions. Last January, at JEC World 2025, it unveiled two major innovations: FairPly, a ...

Redwood Materials expands its battery recycling operations in the US, all aimed at recovering useful metals and materials from scrapped EVs. The company's operations produce 70% less CO2 emissions ...

Recycling lithium-ion batteries is taking off thanks to companies like Redwood Materials and could help the transition to renewable energy. Battery recycling is one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 ...

Many paper packages contain a hidden plastic coating that improves performance but makes recycling much more difficult.