Bio-renewable process could help ‘green’ plastic
When John Wesley Hyatt patented the first industrial plastic in 1869, his intention was to create an alternative to the elephant tusk ivory used...
ASU developing biodegradable plastics made from bacteria
The world is awash in discarded plastics. A recent estimate of the amount of plastic in Earth’s environment puts it at 6.3 billion metric...
From greenhouse gases to plastics: New catalyst for recycling carbon dioxide discovered
Imagine if we could take CO2, that most notorious of greenhouse gases, and convert it into something useful. Something like plastic, for example. The...
Plastics Pile Up as China Refuses to Take the West’s Recycling
LONDON — Ever since China announced last year that it no longer wanted to be the “world’s garbage dump,” recycling about half of the...
SUEZ partners with European plastics giant to boost production of recycled plastics
Jump to navigation European waste management firm SUEZ has signed a joint venture agreement with plastics manufacturer LyondellBasell that will see ‘high-quality circular polymers’...
Revolution Plastics Awarded $3 Million Grant for New Recycling and Manufacturing Facility in California
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Revolution Plastics LLC has been awarded a $3 million grant from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) through...
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