"The approach is designed to be scalable for industrial use." Scientists make incredible breakthrough using thrown-out plastic: 'Less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps' first appeared on The ...

This process improves yield, avoids toxic waste, and could lead to more biodegradable plastics, reducing the need for ...

A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. The catalytic process, developed at the ...

Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...

Scientists have unveiled a potentially revolutionary discovery involving caterpillars that can digest plastic and turn it into body fat, breaking down plastic materials in days rather than decades, ...

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. From sandwich bags ...

In phase 1, specific microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, colonize the surface of the plastic material. These microorganisms can either be present naturally in the environment or added ...

Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement ...

The market for wood-plastic composites (WPC) has been growing steadily in Europe since 2003, when for the first time it reached a sizeable production volume of 25,0000 metric tons (MT) per annum. By ...

Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are ...