Plastics

Liberty Tire Recycling, Bolder Industries Expand Partnership Liberty Tire Recycling will provide Bolder Industries with feedstock for its new facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. Liberty Tire Recycling, a tire recycling services provider…

“Advanced Recycling” Not the Answer to Plastic Pollution Crisis Advanced or chemical recycling, has been incentivised by State laws in the US – but environmental advocates suggest it will only further plastic pollution Researchers have…

PET Recycling Coalition Formed to Improve Plastic Packaging Circularity Leading companies such as Eastman, Indorama Ventures, P&G, Danone, Coca-Cola Co. take action to unlock the environmental and economic benefits of PET recycling.…

Commentary: Chemical and Mechanical Recycling—Complementing or Competing? Rising demand for recycled-content plastic means the two technologies can coexist, according to the CEO of a chemical recycling firm. Debate continues over what…

Hyderabad Airport Becomes First in India to Install Recycling Machines for Garbage In a way to tackle the amount of trash discarded in airports, Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has begun installing water recycling…

Heat and Bacteria Recycle Mixed Plastics Into Useful Chemicals Two-step process converts mixtures of plastic into small molecules, but could be challenging to implement at scale. Mixtures of plastics, usually a headache to recycle, have…

LyondellBasell, Shakti Plastic Partner to Build Mechanical Recycling Plant in India The companies say they estimate the plant will get started in 2024 and is intended to process postconsumer rigid packaging. Chemicals and refining…

Plastic-Munching Bacteria Offer Hope for Recycling Our lakes, rivers and oceans are increasingly clogged with plastic, plus trillions of microscopic fragments thereof, from all the useful and disturbingly durable products made possible by…

More Recycling Won't Solve Plastic Pollution It’s a lie that wasteful consumers cause the problem and that changing our individual habits can fix it The only thing worse than being lied to is not knowing you’re being lied to. It’s true…

'Chemical Recycling' of Plastic Slammed by Environmental Group Most plastic "advanced recycling" plants in the United States aren't actually recycling plastic but instead converting it into a dirty fuel, while producing toxic waste in…