Mountains of plastic turf in limbo after Pa. recycling project falters

After years of delays, a project to build a Pennsylvania turf recycling plant crumbled, leaving behind mounds of green ...

Chemists convert plastic waste into a powerful new tool to capture carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours ...
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Student-designed machine proposes innovative solution to growing waste crisis — here's how it works

More than 10 years ago, Dave Hakkens, a then-student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released a free, replicable design for a plastic recycling machine, Euronews reported. This design was made ...
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Plastic recycling project in the works at UC Berkeley

An ambitious project at UC Berkeley aims to take plastic and break it down to create new plastic. Scientists at Berkeley said they have discovered a new way to vaporize plastic bottles and bags. What ...
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Beginner-friendly ideas for recycling plastic

Learn three easy ways to turn recycled plastic into useful projects.
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Recycling plastic into fuel raises environmental controversy

Editor’s note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and ...
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Do you trust plastic recycling? What really happens to the plastics Boiseans recycle

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...
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Farmer-led project gets grant to recycle agricultural plastics

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/Community News Service Natalie Bankmann is a reporter for the Community News Service, part of the ...