Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

In what could be a fix to the world’s plastic problem ... monomers—the essential building blocks of plastics. Researchers ...

Chemists at Northwestern University are using moisture from the air to depolymerize plastic waste for further plastic ...

These building blocks are as good as the building blocks ... opportunities for packaging manufacturers to access more recycled plastic for a wider variety of end-use applications.

Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP The team's method starts with cutting discarded turbine blades into two-inch blocks, and then shredding those into chips. These chips ...

Unlike aluminum or glass, the plastic that can be recycled rarely results in replacing ... Alterra converts "plastics back into their original building blocks to produce new plastics and other ...

Advanced recycling breaks down plastic into its fundamental building blocks that are then reconstructed ... waste that wouldn’t otherwise be recycled. Plastic is certainly useful, but we need ...

The world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic each year of which only 9% is recycled. Plastic which does not decompose is a significant driver of climate change and has been found in the ...

In a groundbreaking development that could help address the global plastic crisis, scientists have unveiled a new method to break down plastic waste using moisture from the air. The process involves ...