In contrast to common perceptions, plastic is in no way near one material. Rather, it is a combination of many materials (polymers) with different chemical compounds and additives such as pigments or ...

A Houston electronics recycler has spent millions to upgrade plastics processing equipment — creating a new ability to separate different resins — in a move aimed at expanding domestic interest and ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — Companies have developed countless ways to combine plastic, metal, paper and even glass into useful products that keep food fresh and offer protection. But separating these ...

Consider the amount of plastic you put into the trash or recycling on a typical day. There’s the lid to your coffee cup, and perhaps a bag from a newspaper. There’s the wrapper from a granola bar, a ...

The inconvenience of separating plastics for recycling may soon be a thing of the past. A team of Korean researchers has developed the world's first technology that can chemically recycle mixed waste ...

Recycling technology provider offers its plastic scrap density separator tanks in three sizes. In a Herbold Meckesheim tank, higher density plastics like polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyvinyl ...

The recycling of shredded plastics from electronics using dry separation technology can be done today. There is equipment available in the market for the identification of the different polymers in ...

A University of Texas at Arlington scientist’s research could have an impact on one of the world’s most pressing problems: plastic waste. Plastic waste has become a major environmental concern. From ...

Apr. 8—Around the country, and most of Pennsylvania, consumers have a recycle bin. sometimes where all recyclables, except glass, are put into the same bin — whether it is paper, cardboard, metal or ...