Re: “The Truth about Plastics Recycling” (C&EN, Nov. 27, 2023, page 2): At least partially the problem is one of inertia. In my own house, for example, I’m proactive for recycling, but my ...

A plastics recycling advocacy organization is calling for more government intervention as a way to help kickstart the use of post-consumer resin. The U.S. Plastics Pact, which an outgrowth of the ...

A congressional hearing on chemical recycling showed few signs of legislative movement on that topic but indications that ...

At the early May Refocus Plastics Sustainability & Recycling Summit in Minneapolis, representatives from across the plastics supply chain came together to discuss how the plastics industry can work ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." ...

Mechanical recycling: A physical reprocessing procedure that involves sorting, grinding, melting and remoulding plastic waste without altering its fundamental chemical structure.

It is possible to create little to no rubbish from building construction in regional towns, but the chain of responsibility ...

A European trade group has issued limited bottle-to-bottle recycling approval for a nylon material used as a barrier in some plastic containers. European Plastics Recyclers Aisbl (EuPR), Brussels, has ...

04/23/2024 By Danielle Fretwell The Francis College of Engineering, Department of Plastics Engineering, invites you to attend a Doctoral Dissertation Proposal defense by Sixtus Nzeh on: "Investigation ...