Sorting plastic is hard; scientists found compatibilizers may enable direct recycling of mixed plastics into 3D-printed ...

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 ...

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 stick ...

Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also ...

A US nationwide bottle deposit program could increase recycling of PET plastic to 82 percent, with nearly two-thirds of all PET bottles being recycled into new bottles, at a net cost of just a penny a ...

According to MarketsandMarkets, "Recycling Inspection Marketby Material Recycled (Waste Plastics, Paper, Metals, Glass, and ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report on how AI is redefining market landscape - The Global Recycle for Plastic Bottle Market size is estimated to grow by USD 4.89 billion from 2024-2028, ...

IF Coconut unveils The IF-inity Movement in Singapore, transforming discarded bottles into ultra-limited collectible art ...

Plastics recyclers and PET resin maker Indorama are part of a coalition urging Rhode Island to adopt a combination bottle bill and extended producer responsibility law, calling it the best shot at ...

Knowing what you can and can't recycle is important, otherwise you can contaminate a whole bin.

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...