Plastics are the most sustainable option. Food suppliers are decades away from other material that performs as well at food ...

Recycling is one answer to the growth in plastic waste but treating “wash water” used to clean recycled plastic before re-use can produce safer recycled ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

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Addressing the issues around plastic recycling requires engaging consumers to reduce waste and recycle while implementing policies that make domestic recycled materials economically viable.

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

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Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Clariant, Borealis and SINTEF demonstrate technology that converts plastic waste into steam cracker feedstock for polyolefins ...