Cyclyx International, a consortium-based post-use plastic innovation company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10 percent to 90 percent, has announced the opening of a new ...

We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...

With a new process, ENGEL makes it possible to process plastic waste as flakes in injection molding directly after grinding. Since a complete process step, pelletizing, is eliminated, the innovation ...

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 ...

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. From sandwich bags ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global plastic processing machinery market report. This market research report also lists 29 other ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production. The escalating crisis of plastic waste has emerged as a significant environmental challenge, ...

The plastic lifecycle currently emits more than 0.85 gigatons of greenhouse gases. If current plastic production and consumption patterns continue, emissions could reach 1.34 gigatons per year by 2050 ...

Each manufacturing sector has a distinctive set of tools, processes, technologies, and challenges. These differences make it extremely difficult, costly, and time consuming for manufacturers to adapt ...

Waste conversion. A process that converts end-of-life plastics into carbon nanotubes is the subject of a patent application from Trimtabs Ltd. of Swansea, Wales. The patent application points out ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the plastic processing machinery market and it is poised to grow by $ 2.94 bn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 3% during the ...

California is banning all plastic bags at grocery stores starting in 2026. The new law eliminates thick reusable plastic bags, plus requires a 10-cent paper bag fee.