Regulators have spent tens of millions subsidizing ‘advanced’ recycling facilities, which release carcinogens and give off more greenhouse gases than making plastic from crude oil. Last year, I became ...
The mounting global plastic waste crisis has compelled scientists and engineers to seek novel solutions. Among the various technologies being explored, the pyrolysis of plastic waste has emerged as a ...
On March 20, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule change that could fundamentally shift how the federal ...
Glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production, has emerged as an abundant low-cost feedstock. Pyrolysis processes—thermal decomposition in oxygen-free environments—offer a versatile platform to ...
Conglomerate signs contract with Houston-based Lummus Technology to design and build a plant to handle 40,000 tons of plastic scrap annually via pyrolysis. MOL says the chemical recycling of plastics ...
ProPublica finds advanced recycling techniques are not matching mechanical recycling’s rate of converting discarded plastic into new plastic. For genuine circularity, investments in mechanical ...
14 million motor vehicles are scrapped in the EU each year, representing an enormous waste problem. Seventy-five percent of a modern car is composed of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, which are ...
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