The commission says the initiative will provide a common methodology for calculating, verifying and reporting on recycled ...

"We welcome EPA's decision to withdraw the 18 proposed Significant New Use Rules (SNURs), which imposed unnecessary burdens ...

Research shows most Australians believe they are good recyclers – but they’re often wrong. Here’s how to avoid common ...

A new enzymatic process cuts costs by 74 percent, slashes chemical use, and recycles PET plastic cleaner than oil-based ...

Enzymatic recycling has gained traction in recent years as a greener alternative to traditional plastic recycling techniques, ...

A plastic recycling company and a research institute say new research they have conducted “reveals major differences in climate benefits between different ways of recycling plastic packaging,” with ...

Ralf Düssel, the chairman of PlasticsEurope Deutschland says chemical recycling only comes into play when mechanical recycling has reached its limits and explains his association’s viewpoint ...

Americans support recycling. We do too. But although some materials can be effectively recycled and safely made from recycled content, plastics cannot. Plastic recycling does not work and will ...

A recently published investigation finds U.S. chemical recycling facilities are making fuel and chemicals, but not new plastics, while generating air pollution and toxic waste. That ‘green tech ...

For now, plastics recycling relies almost exclusively on traditional mechanical recycling—as it has for decades.

We expect chemical recycling to complement its mechanical counterpart, especially for difficult to recycle materials.

Few plastics get recycled—only about 9% in the US and 15% in Europe. The mechanical recycling that dominates today is hampered by contamination and a high variety in plastic waste streams. And ...