but admits that soft plastic is a "very complex" waste stream. Experts say Close the Loop isn't alone in facing difficult conditions and warn disruptions will continue as the soft plastics recycling ...

Most residents report no barriers to disposing of general refuse, recycling and organic waste, according to the Capital ...

Hospitals have to use a lot of single-use plastics to deliver care for patients. In today’s episode, we look at how one is cutting down through their medical plastics recycling initiative.

Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons of plastic discarded worldwide annually, of which only nine per cent ...

The makeup of polymer chains determines how strong, rigid or heat-resistant those plastics will be ... polymers that ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a groundbreaking method to ...

ORNL’s approach involves rearranging polymeric building blocks to alter the properties of plastics. By combining molecular ... which are a major contributor to plastic waste. Their experiments focused ...

Bristol City Council has opened a consultation on potential changes to waste collections, proposing to reduce black bin ...

A previous attempt to recycle bags and other flexible plastics fell apart when officials discovered thousands of tons of ...