A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable ...

Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for ...

A US nationwide bottle deposit program could increase recycling of PET plastic to 82 percent, with nearly two-thirds of all PET bottles being recycled into new bottles, at a net cost of just a ...

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. But what really happens ...

Recycling PET thermoforms has potential, but is facing a number of challenges, according to a three-person panel discussion Oct. 26 at the Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoforming Conference in ...

Circularix LLC is now recycling PET at the company's new site in Florida. The plastics recycling company said Aug. 27 ...

A new process that 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 ...

You might be tempted to reuse plastic water bottles for convenience's sake or to cut down on waste, but you should know about ...

Unfortunately, this is not quite the full story. Globally, it is estimated that only about 9% of plastic waste is recycled, and while PET waste is one of the best performers, with a recycling rate ...

Using a harmless bacterium strain of genetically reprogrammed E. coli, scientists can turn the widely used plastic, ...

Biffa, a leading integrated sustainable waste management company in the United Kingdom, has set a target to quadruple its plastic recycling by 2030, and its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling ...

EuRIC sees market interference in industry proposal PET bottle makers seeking a “right of first refusal” on end-of-life bottles would promote monopolistic control of materials, recycling organization ...