Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor that transforms hard-to-recycle plastic waste into clean hydrogen ...

New chemical reactions aren't everyday phenomena, but that's exactly what researchers in Australia discovered, and it could ...

A study by Iowa State University researchers found that using industrial soap to clean plastic in recycling transferred ...

A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic—one of the world's most widely used plastics—has been developed by ...

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 ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg ...

Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air Date: March 11, 2025 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Current methods to ...

A professor at Boise State University has succeeded in producing and commercializing a new plastic polymer that offers resilience and recyclability, opening up a pathway for closed-loop recycling.

The fire burning, the banjo playing, the stories, and the sweet aromatic smell of grains; there might not be anything more Americana than the moonshiner, risking it all to provide their families some ...

The transition toward a circular economy relies heavily on the mechanical capability to process diverse waste streams into ...

Environmental advocates are bracing for a potential exemption from the Clean Air Act to promote so-called “advanced” or “chemical” recycling through pyrolysis.