The study found that black plastic that isn’t made from new material could come from recycled electronic waste, which contain flame retardants to prevent consumer electronics from catching fire. The ...

So far, researchers have shown that carbon black can depolymerize polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), two of the least recycled plastics in the planet's waste stream. Through a process ...

Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is ...

Black bin waste will be collected once a fortnight instead of weekly in a pilot scheme aimed at reversing falling recycling ...

“This investment significantly reduces landfill waste and fossil-based plastic dependency and ... including one that enables the separation of black plastics by sorting materials with minimal density ...