Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics ...

The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...

While some companies opt to keep their supplier contracts short or on a handshake basis, there is a desire to negotiate agreements that benefit both parties.

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Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgments, new research argues. The ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic ...

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based ...