This breakthrough complements Samsara Eco's existing technology that already enables the infinite recycling of nylon 6,6 and polyester, representing a significant stride towards reducing waste and ...

The Japanese company says it initially will target used automotive materials such as airbags with its depolymerization technology before scaling up. Image courtesy of Toray Industries Inc. Tokyo-based ...

Recycling is not a myth — it’s a movement that’s keeping materials in use, creating jobs and protecting Wisconsin’s ...

Americans' use of plastic boomed during the pandemic, including mountains of single-use items such as takeout containers, plastic bags and, of course, face masks. At the same time, we're recycling ...

What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them? What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them? Do they get made into fresh bottles, or do they become something else? This week on ...

Bengaluru: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a rapid process to recycle one of the most difficult types of plastic waste—without compromising its strength and ...

A European trade group has issued limited bottle-to-bottle recycling approval for a nylon material used as a barrier in some plastic containers. European Plastics Recyclers Aisbl (EuPR), Brussels, has ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...