Ascend Performance Materials has successfully developed a full chemical recycling process for nylon 6/6, marking a ...

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling ...

A team of chemists has recently introduced an eco-friendly, solvent-free approach to recycling plastic by using moisture ...

generally consist of both #5 PP and #6 PS plastic, the latter of which is nearly impossible to recycle. Composition aside, their small size means most don’t make it through the sorting machine ...

Scientists are looking for new ways to recycle plastic in an endless loop, so it never becomes waste. Now, revolutionary technology is advancing the movement. PureCycle Technology presents a major ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to ...

The retailer noted challenges related to the adoption of post-consumer recycled content, and shared data on its virgin ...

In 2023, the U.S. imported about 40 percent of its plastic scrap from Canada and 18 percent from Mexico, according to Emily Friedman, who monitors the plastics recycling market for ICIS as a ...