The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the ...

A team of chemists may have found a way to solve the plastic recycling problem - and it starts with a little help from nickel ...

Northwestern’s team turned to hydrogenolysis, a process that uses hydrogen gas and a catalyst to cut strong carbon-carbon ...

New type of plastic is a recycling dream These plastics can easily be disassembled to chemical building blocks.

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

In a bid to reduce the environmental burden associated with both the manufacturing and disposal of plastics, scientists have demonstrated a new upcycling technique that turns one common form of it ...

Which plastics can be recycled? Which are safe to use? Our guide steps through the seven major types to explain.