Advanced Recycling

The Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act introduced in Congress is getting attention and support from the Recycling Partnership, American Chemistry Council, and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.

A “technical study” from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives is further proof that the greens will not support solutions to the challenges of plastic waste in the environment short of banning single-use plastics.

Joint venture could reduce amount of new plastic resin used by an estimated 25,000 tonnes each year by 2022.

UK researchers have shown that a chemical process using a zinc-based catalyst and methanol can break down consumer plastics and produce a biodegradable solvent with applications in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

Molecular recycling, aka chemical recycling, is a technically proven way to put waste plastics back into circulation as virgin plastics — a 100% circular solution. But to succeed in the marketplace, technology is not enough: It’s also about...

The name change reflects its growing membership and the diversity of advanced recycling technologies its members represent, said the alliance.

April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and we expect to hear a lot of anti-plastics messaging this week as a result. As an antidote, here is the latest installment in our series highlighting how the plastics industry also is...

Earth Day will celebrate its 50th anniversary on April 22, and the plastics industry inevitably will be cast among the villains. We are pushing back with a series of articles highlighting how industry is, in fact, leveraging innovation to promote...

Plastic Energy’s proprietary Thermal Anaerobic Technology converts end-of-life plastic waste into hydrocarbon oil. A modular plant design makes the technology adaptable both to the needs of multinationals and developing economies with limited...

As the coronavirus crisis casts polystyrene and PS products in a more favorable light, chemical recycling could change the long-term sustainable equation for the polymer.