The majority of the 300 million tons of plastic produced every year isn’t recycled, and recycling that does happen typically happens at an industrial scale in factories using equipment that can cost ...

In contrast to common perceptions, plastic is in no way near one material. Rather, it is a combination of many materials (polymers) with different chemical compounds and additives such as pigments or ...

Large amounts of mixed plastics arise during recycling of household refuse, electronics, automobiles, etc. High-grade black plastics in particular cause problems in subsequent sorting aimed at ...

“I’ve Always Wondered” has been inundated with questions about recycling. Recycling apparently both fascinates and haunts many of you, with its suspicious and menacing claim that it’s both “good for ...

Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is planning to install plastic water bottle recycling machines at select locations across the city to deal with plastic menace. MCC is generating 550 tonnes of ...

We can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastic types and thereby separate plastics according to their chemical composition. This is absolutely ground-breaking and it will increase the ...