In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

A joint research team led by Dr. Sang-Goo Jeon from the Bioenergy and Resources Upcycling Research Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) and Dr. Jung-Oh Ahn from the BioProcess ...

During pyrolysis, the plastic polymers are broken down into smaller molecules, resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases such as methane, propane and butane, and char. Char is the ...

Supporters say the Recycling Technology Innovation Act, backed by ACC, would streamline permitting and strengthen domestic supply chains for recycled plastic. But critics say reclassification could ...

The conversion of waste tyres via pyrolysis offers a viable route for both energy recovery and the production of valuable materials, thereby addressing mounting environmental challenges. In this ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

Zeopore Technologies and BioBTX have announced a 'major advancement' in converting waste plastics and biomass into circular ...

A cargo of liquid plastic waste has been processed back into raw high-end chemicals for reuse at Shell's Norco facility in St. Charles Parish — a first for the plant. Shell Chemical LP, the ...

PROVIDENCE – Three years ago, after state regulators rejected a proposal in West Warwick to build a medical waste-to-energy plant, Gov. Dan McKee went a step further and signed a statewide ban on ...

A proposal to build a waste-to-energy plant has been submitted to Cairns Regional Council with up to almost a thousand tonnes ...