This approach is far more carbon- and energy-efficient than conventional methods, according to the researchers.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more ...

New research offers a method to convert mixed plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel. The innovative technique allows for the ...

Recoup, a United Kingdom-based trade group focused on plastic recycling, has announced the nominees in the “Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology” category of its 2024 Recoup Awards. The awards ...

Pellenc ST says it has provided optical sorting devices that are helping Eslava Plásticos create clean streams of low-density (LDPE) plastid scrap at its plant in Quart de Poblet, Spain. Eslava ...

The Centre County Refuse and Recycling Authority is expanding its operations due to a new AI sorting system that enables the plant to process more tonnage a week.

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 ...

For a long time, factory managers and procurement teams treated recycled resin like a bad compromise. The mindset was simple: ...