Considering the climate crisis and worldwide plastic pollution, many people believe that recycling materials, in particular plastic, is the solution to our problems. Recycling can reduce resource use, ...

Going completely plastic-free may be possible, but plastic is so woven into daily life that even the most committed environmentalist has to cut it out in stages. Here are good, better, and best steps ...

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Recycling feels good, since it seems like an easy way to help the planet. In fact, separating plastics from other waste has become something of a ritual in many parts of the world, and it's based on ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

A yearslong study, slowed by COVID-19, shows that material recovery facilities can effectively manage flexible plastic packaging given the right circumstances. And, as a side benefit, the equipment ...

Plastic Back has partnered with a U.S.-based recycler to scale its innovative low-temperature chemical recycling technology, which converts hard-to-recycle plastics like PVC into valuable byproducts.

Neste Oyj, an oil refining and marketing company headquartered in Espoo, Finland, has completed a life cycle assessment (LCA) on the environmental impacts of chemical recycling as incorporated into ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered a chemical that can recycle plastic in just ...

Since China’s 2018 ban on the import of most plastic waste for recycling, Japan has faced a major challenge. Prior to the ban, the country was shipping nearly half of its roughly 1.5 million tonnes of ...

The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority is offering a variety of programs and events over the coming months.

Plastic Back, an Israeli startup specializing in low-temperature chemical recycling, is working with an undisclosed recycler based in Connecticut to address hard-to-recycle plastics. According to ...