Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

The method outlined in the research report uses electrical current to make enough heat to break down plastics. At 1,650 F, ...

Biopolymers have a variety of possible applications due to their renewable characteristics and their potential biodegradability. Biopolymers are polymers that are either bio-based, biodegradable, or ...

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. From sandwich bags ...

The plastic lifecycle currently emits more than 0.85 gigatons of greenhouse gases. If current plastic production and consumption patterns continue, emissions could reach 1.34 gigatons per year by 2050 ...

The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped as litter 1, 2. A ...

Honeywell, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, says it has commercialized a process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled, producing feedstock that enables manufacturing ...

Turning plastic waste into useful products through chemical recycling is one strategy for addressing Earth's growing plastic pollution problem. A new study may improve the ability of one method, ...

Hillenbrand and its Operating Companies will exhibit innovations in booth W1601. More than 55,000 attendees from over 110 countries are expected to attend NPE2024. Hillenbrand and its Operating ...

Ottawa, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global plastic processing machinery market size was valued at USD 26.28 billion in 2025, the market is projected to grow from USD 27.50 billion in 2026 to ...