Flotation separation techniques have emerged as a promising solution to the escalating challenge of plastic waste recycling. By utilising the inherent differences in plastic surface properties, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more ...

In what could be a fix to the world’s plastic problem, researchers have developed a simple new method of harnessing moisture ...

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

OMV Chief Executive Alfred Stern warned on Thursday that overly stringent rules for building a plastics circular economy ...

Using moisture from the air, Northwestern University chemists in Evanston, Illinois, have developed a new method for breaking down end-of-life plastics. The university says the nontoxic, ...

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction heating approach could save “billions of dollars.” A team from Louisiana ...

This collaboration between four RASEI Fellows shows how electricity can be used to impart ‘superoxide powers’ to oxygen gas molecules from air, enabling the ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

As the world grapples with the environmental impact of plastic waste, engineers are stepping up with scalable solutions that could redefine the future of recycling. At the forefront of this movement ...