Plastic Recycling Archives

Tomonori Saito, Md Arifuzzaman and Adam Malin, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

October 6, 2023

A New Chapter in Plastic Management: ORNL’s Groundbreaking Technology Converts Waste into Wealth

In a world grappling with the environmental repercussions of plastic waste, scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have unveiled a technology that could potentially reshape our approach to managing plastic

Plastic·Science

UF’s New Recycling Method: Saving Energy and Helping the Planet!

In the ever-evolving world of scientific discovery, a recent breakthrough at the University of Florida (UF) promises to reshape the landscape of plastic recycling. Led by Brent Sumerlin, the George B. Butler Professor in the Department of Chemistry, the research

September 6, 2023

Unmasking the Inefficiencies of Plastic Bag Recycling Drop-Off Directories in US

News·Plastic·USA

The recent shutdown of the national online recycling directory for plastic bags and plastic films, once accessible at BagandFilmRecycling.org, raises significant questions about the

Problem Solving Process Transforms Plastic Waste into Valuable Chemicals

Plastic·Science

An International team of Experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste as a feedstock and converted it into valuable