Ethylene—the chemical used to create much of the world’s plastics—has a carbon problem that Professor Ted Sargent is working ...
Globally, 496 million tons of plastic are produced each year and 267 million tons are wasted — or about the weight of 3.4 million adult blue whales. A new study, published in Resources, Conservation, ...
XI’AN, SHAANXI, CHINA, January 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The push for a circular economy has never been stronger, with industries worldwide seeking efficient ...
Jan 22 (Reuters) - OMV (OMVV.VI), opens new tab Chief Executive Alfred Stern warned on Thursday that overly stringent rules for building a plastics circular economy risk stifling emerging technologies ...
The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) – Europe has released a new case study titled Unlocking Recycling Potential: Automated Sorting Trials of Medical Plastic Waste, research building upon ...
Discover how worms and other organisms are transforming plastic recycling. A significant portion of the world’s plastic remains unrecycled due to the lower cost of producing new plastic. However, ...
US Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-TX, and US Rep. Gary Palmer, R-AL, have introduced the Recycling Technology Innovation Act on Capitol Hill to classify chemical recycling as a manufacturing process rather than ...
This new chlorine-transfer method shows how PVC waste can fuel the creation of biodegradable plastics instead of clogging landfills. Study: Electrochemical Chlorine Shuttle from PVC Waste to Vinyl ...
Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...