Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...

Researchers have developed a sunlight-driven process that breaks down common plastic waste and reassembles its carbon into ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient ...

Sorting plants in recycling usually do not recognize black plastic, which is why it is sorted out instead of being recycled.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — While Eastman Chemical’s molecular recycling technology may have won company leaders the ears of ...

Recycling plastics can save landfill space and conserve energy and water that would have been used to make new materials, among other benefits. But mechanical recycling also comes with its challenges.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A$11.2m in joint federal and NSW funding will expand facilities to process hard-to-recycle plastics, including soft plastics ...

At the annual event, CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller discussed the ever-evolving legislation that will establish an EPR ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...