The study examines a 50,000tpa advanced mechanical recycling facility for flexible plastics.

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You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.

Plastics processed through Louisville's recycling program were sent to a controversial "chemical recycling" plant in Ohio for ...

This type of technology could help cities and companies manage plastic waste while producing a useful fuel at the same time.

In the future, microorganisms could help return hard-to-recycle plastics to the recycling loop. Nick Wierckx, a molecular ...

Companies are stepping up efforts to cut waste from flexible plastic packaging as new environmental rules target one of the ...

It's easy to think of recycling as the solution to plastic pollution, but the vast majority of plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse.

See how recycled plastic bricks are revolutionizing homebuilding, turning waste into affordable, snap-together housing in just five days.

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A new cellulose-based material platform developed in Finland responds to tightening regulatory requirements and industry pressure to both replace and reduce plastic in packaging, including emerging ...

Plastic recycling was sold as the answer, but new data suggests the system may be failing far more waste than expected.