Plastics are everywhere — from grocery store bags to water bottle packs. Each year, thousands of tons of plastic materials are made from tiny pellets. Testing pellets for defects is difficult, ...

We all know the issues created by plastic waste. Now more than ever, emphasis is being placed on handling this resource in a responsible, sustainable manner to ensure plastics can be recycled. Plus, ...

ACI Plastics began implementing sorting technology about 25 years ago; however, the Flint, Michigan-based thermoplastics processor and recycler became more focused on sorting and separating ...

The real winners of the next decade are positioning themselves—not as waste companies or recyclers—but as premium suppliers ...

A nickel-based catalyst breaks down mixed plastics without pre-sorting, converting stubborn waste into oils, waxes and other useful products efficiently. (Nanowerk News) The future of plastic ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can ...