The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can ...

A new type of catalyst breaks down polyolefin plastics into new, useful products. This project is part of a new strategy to reduce the amount of plastic waste and its impact on our environment, as ...

A team of scientists has developed a first-of-its-kind catalyst that is able to process polyolefin plastics, types of polymers widely used in things like plastic grocery bags, milk jugs, shampoo ...

A nickel-based catalyst breaks down mixed plastics without pre-sorting, converting stubborn waste into oils, waxes and other useful products efficiently. (Nanowerk News) The future of plastic ...

Graduate student RJ Conk adjusts a reaction chamber in which mixed plastics are degraded into the reusable building blocks of new polymers. A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics ...

A recent assessment of material flows for various resins indicates a need for significant improvement in recovery and end-of-life processes to ensure a truly circular economy. The graphic featured has ...

WASHINGTON (Dec. 22, 2 p.m. ET) — An analysis of seven different types of non-PET and HDPE plastic bales has found that more plastics are being recovered right now from bales of household containers ...

Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON ...