Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will significantly change the state’s recycling system. The RMA ...

It has the potential to significantly reduce the sector's environmental impacts. This is the first universal recycling process that brings any type of used silicone material back to an earlier state ...

A study conducted by CNRS researchers describes a new method of recycling silicone waste (caulk, sealants, gels, adhesives, ...

PARIS: The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 per cent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said on Thursday. Researchers from ...

Moreover, recycling is a vast area, with myriad challenges at every level, starting from segregation strategies. Many people believe switching to paper bags or so-called biodegradable plastics ...

Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a "pressing global environmental challenge".

in part because they don’t want the government to support the use of plastics to make steel. “The process of chemical recycling is often dirty, it’s polluting,” Savitz said. “Then they ...

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The EPR scheme for packaging and soft plastics will give all stakeholders confidence to invest and will incentivise brands to ensure packaging design is compatible with the recycling process and in ...

The joint lobbying day from the Plastics Industry Association and the American Chemistry Council also included advocating for favorable federal policy for chemical recycling and for tax policy ...

Soft plastics are never allowed in curbside bins because they jam the machine and slow down the recycling process. The best solution for plastic bags is to reduce use or avoid buying them. Most of the ...