Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Microscopic droplets generate reactive ...

Packaging will remain the largest end-use segment, while industrial recyclates will hold the second-largest share Recycled Plastics Market Recycled Plastics Market Dublin, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE ...

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Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...

Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life—in water bottles, shopping bags and car dashboards. But once discarded, it is among the hardest materials on Earth to recycle. Most recycling ...

A joint research team has developed a technology to produce high-value-added plastic raw materials called dicarboxylic acids (α,ω-diacids) by recycling mixed waste plastics. The work is published in ...

“The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear and undeniable,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), when the fifth negotiation session for an ...

Single-use plastic is nearly impossible to avoid entirely, but small, practical changes can significantly reduce the amount ...

Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have developed an innovative, scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose into high-strength, multifunctional materials. Using a spinning ...

A group of 30 French and European experts worked on the collective scientific assessment[1], drawing on a corpus of over 4,500 international scientific publications as well as statistics and ...