Researchers at Northwestern University unveiled an innovative, eco-friendly method to recycle plastic waste by harnessing moisture from the air. The non-toxic, solvent-free approach effectively breaks ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the ...

The Recycling Partnership has launched its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Recycling Coalition, an initiative informed by industry knowledge and expertise to improve PET circularity. Its work will ...

Chemists at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing the future of recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common type of plastic found in packaging and soda bottles. The method relies ...

A recent report issued by Holland, Ohio-based Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) says there may be “an opportunity to create a market for noncolored problematic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

The group calls for chemical recyclers to consider environmental justice impacts and offer more data and transparency around ...

The challenge features daily online activities adapted from Indorama Ventures’ Waste Hero Education Program, offering simple ...

MISSOULA, MT — Republic Services is making history, and the effects will be felt here in Montana. The company is opening the first polymer center of its kind in the U.S. The new center is located in ...

Research out of Scotland suggests that the chopping, shredding, and washing of plastic in recycling facilities may turn as much as 6% to 13% of incoming waste into microplastics—tiny, toxic particles ...

The bale that contained their recycling contributions included PET soda bottle plastic, explained Brocke Lively, solid waste ...