The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...

The one word of advice given to Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 movie “The Graduate” has certainly proven prophetic. The world is awash in plastic from bottles to bags, films to fiber and toys to textiles.

Using the quirky physics of plasma, this torch instantly converts mixed plastic waste into chemical compounds that can be ...

KIMM’s research team has succeeded in developing the world’s first ultra-high-temperature plasma torch powered entirely by ...

More than 10 years ago, Dave Hakkens, a then-student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released a free, replicable design for a plastic recycling machine, Euronews reported. This design was made ...

Recently, Niutech, a global leader in continuous pyrolysis technology, officially announced the successful signing of a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For decades, plastic producers knowingly misled the public about the ...

Maintaining cost-effective operations is the only way to make plastics recycling work in Europe, or plastics processing could move offshore. That was the suggestion of Dutch presenter Peter Daalder to ...