Automotive plastics account for up to 18% of a car's mass, yet only a small share – less than one-fifth – is typically ...

In the future, microorganisms could help return hard-to-recycle plastics to the recycling loop. Nick Wierckx, a molecular ...

After years of stakeholder conversations, the new voluntary certification standard aims to “build trust” in a polarizing industry, SCS Standards says.

New twin-screw extrusion methods accelerate plastic recycling, allowing for efficient mixing, degassing, and waste materials handling.

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

By optimizing the process for large-scale applications, the researchers aim to ensure it can handle vast quantities of plastic waste. "Our technology has the potential to significantly reduce plastic ...

Researchers have found a way to turn plastic waste into hydrogen using sulfuric acid recovered from old car batteries and energy from sunlight. The process not only breaks down difficult-to-recycle ...

Scotland-based plastics recycling technology company ReVentas has signed an engineering and licensing alliance with KBR.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

It can be tricky to know what to do with soft plastics – but it's vital you don't put them in your usual recycling bin as they can clog machinery and cause serious problems ...

A discarded plastic bottle may soon become more than waste. Plastic waste to battery graphite innovation reveals how ...

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy ...