New chemical reactions aren't everyday phenomena, but that's exactly what researchers in Australia discovered, and it could ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air Date: March 11, 2025 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Current methods to ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water and soda bottles, into useful chemical building blocks while simultaneously ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg ...

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 ...

THE COMPANY OVERSEEING Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme has defended itself following criticism made in the Dáil claiming that almost 90% of the plastic that is collected is being “needlessly” shipped ...

The city of Houston is asking residents to leave plastic water bottles intact when placing them in recycling bins. According to city officials, crushed or flattened plastic bottles can confuse the ...

Environmental and consumer rights organisations are taking legal action against Nestlé, Danone, and The Coca-Cola Company, over recyclable claims made about their plastic bottles. They have raised an ...