Avainsana: plastic waste
Turning Plastic Waste Into Printing Material
A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste. A…
ExxonMobil builds its first large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility
ExxonMobil plans to build its first large-scale plastic waste recycling facility in Texas to be able to better tackle the problem of plastic…
New research aims to ease process of plastic waste chemical recycling
Through chemical recycling waste products may be turned back into natural resources by physically breaking down plastic into the smaller molecules it was…
Tesco to sell carrier bags made from plastic waste
Tesco has introduced carrier bags made from plastic waste to its Eastern European market. The scheme, which saw the launch of bags rendered…
Plastic waste could soon be causing ‘irreversible damage’ to the environment
Plastic pollution is a global problem and it’s reaching such proportions that we may not be able to reverse its harmful effects unless…
Drs and Epr most effective policy measures to tackle plastic waste in the Mediterranean
A deposit return scheme (DRS) and extended producer responsibility (EPR) have been found to be the most effective policy measures to tackle single-use plastic waste…
Hydrocracking our way to recycling plastic waste
In the United States, less than 9% of plastic waste is recycled. Instead, more than 75% of plastics waste ends up in landfills and up…
US plastic waste exports in violation of new UN rules
Plastics recycling in most developing countries is crude, incomplete, and highly polluting. Under the new rules, mixed and contaminated plastic wastes, or those containing PVC,…
Floods multiply plastic waste in rivers
Heavy flooding can cause entire villages and cities to be covered by water. A new study by Wageningen University & Research in collaboration with ECMWF…
Waste not want not: Malaysia moves to become a leader in tackling plastic waste
After China issued its plastic waste import ban in January 2018, global plastic waste shipments were quickly rerouted to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia as a…
Amazon generates millions of pounds of plastic waste
Amazon’s plastic pollution is under scrutiny today with the publication of a new report by the nonprofit ocean advocacy organization Oceana. That report estimates that…
Turning waste plastic into carbon nanotubes to transmit electricity
The Welsh government is backing a cutting-edge science project at Swansea University that changes waste plastics into highly valuable compounds for the energy industries. Deputy…
A New Technique Turns Waste Plastic into Valuable Chemicals
Roughly 300 million metric tons of plastic waste is created every year, with nearly 12 billion metric tons of such garbage expected to pollute the…
A factory in Indiana is turning plastic waste into eco-friendly fuel — and it’s trying to revolutionize how we handle pollution
Milk cartons, Styrofoam cups, grocery store bags — a new plant in Ashley, Indiana, wants them all. Brightmark’s facility is the first of its kind…
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