Using moisture from the air, Northwestern University chemists in Evanston, Illinois, have developed a new method for breaking down end-of-life plastics. The university says the nontoxic, ...
In response to concerns surrounding low plastic recycling rates, U.K.-based Economist Impact decided to research the pros and cons of various plastic recycling methods. In fall 2021, Economist Impact ...
Eni S.p.A.’s E chemical unit, Versalis, and Prysmian S.p.A., a leading provider of energy solutions and telecommunications systems in Italy, have joined forcesto create a circular economy for plastic ...
Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic ...
Larry Welnowski Jr. moved his plastics recycling business, Nickel City Polymers, from Buffalo, NY to Mauldin, SC. Nickel City Polymers focuses on post-industrial plastic recycling, distributing prime ...
Children play in a pile of scrap plastic in a village in East Java, Indonesia, while their mother nearby spends the day picking through it for tiny pieces of cardboard to sell back to the paper mill.