Not all plastics are equal—some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in ...

One of the most common ways people are exposed to plastics is in the kitchen: Black plastic spatulas and other utensils may ...

Additionally, a multicolored mixture of black, yellow, red and colorless polystyrene waste converted to styrene in sunlit conditions at a higher rate (67%) compared to white LEDs (45%). The ...

Using sunlight to recycle black plastics Date: November 25, 2024 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Not all plastics are equal -- some types and colors are easier to recycle than others.

Regular global reporting on waste is sorely lacking. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for global ...

Black-colored plastics used in electronics are leaching flame retardants into kitchen utensils, toys and food containers, according to a study. - Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty Images/File ...

Company Secures Option to Acquire 3.7-Acre Industrial Site in Midland, TX for Waste-to-Energy Operations FAIRFIELD, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 7, 2025 / Waste Energy Corp ("Waste Energy" or the "Comp ...

Vanden Recycling has announced it is supporting research at Oxford University to develop terahertz spectroscopic imaging for ...

New York plastics bill runs into caucus cost concerns. By Marie J. French | 05/23/2025 06:18 AM EDT . A sweeping measure to reduce packaging and plastic waste faces challenges as an influential ...

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame ...