A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic—one of the world's most widely used plastics—has been developed by ...

A concurrent discovery in PMMA recycling from researchers at ETH Zurich relies on UV-activated chlorinated solvents to drive ...

Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor that transforms hard-to-recycle plastic waste into clean hydrogen ...

New chemical reactions aren't everyday phenomena, but that's exactly what researchers in Australia discovered, and it could ...

The agency is moving toward resurrecting a proposal from the first Trump administration to ditch Clean Air Act regulations.

A study by Iowa State University researchers found that using industrial soap to clean plastic in recycling transferred ...

Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're ...

Researchers at the university in New York have combined four detection methods in an attempt to measure recycled content in a ...

The facility, which can process up to 38,000 tonnes of plastic annually, is set to open this year.

Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste—such as drink bottles ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg ...