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

A new pilot plant in Ohio, with the support of a trade group, aims to test a system to recycle PVC. A company called Plastic ...

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

Many common plumbing repairs call for gluing PVC pipe, but make sure you follow protocol and don't make this mistake when ...

Having a hard time imagining how these pieces of plastic could be anything other than piping in your kitchen, bathroom, or ...

Mealworms and superworms may nibble at one of the world's most stubborn plastics, but new research from The University of ...

This unexpected result suggests the team’s method might overcome one of the biggest hurdles in mixed plastic recycling — breaking down waste currently deemed “unrecyclable” due to PVC contamination.

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

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that ...

Following 257 patients for 34 months, the researchers found nearly 60 percent of them had measurable amounts of polyethylene ...