In a nutshell Recycled plastic pellets from India, Nigeria, and Taiwan leaked 84 different chemicals into water, including ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown.

Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new ... who wasn’t involved in the research, says recycling plastics is made harder by thousands of ...

In 2014, almost 195 million kilograms of recycled plastic were exported from the Bay Area. In 2023, only about 5.7 million kilograms of recycled plastic were exported.

Only about six percent of the plastic—everything from plastic bottles to IV drips—produced in the U.S. in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace report.

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

Report on how AI is redefining market landscape - The Global Recycle for Plastic Bottle Market size is estimated to grow by USD 4.89 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is ...

Which plastics to include. That leaves three plastics that can be recycled in many facilities: Symbol 1—Polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, widely used in soda bottles. Symbol 2—High-density ...

Waste Generation: Gen Z are least likely to recycle, research finds ... TOP 10 ITEMS BRITS RECYCLE AT HOME. Cardboard 77%; Plastic bottles 75%; Paper 74%; Cans 74%; Tin cans 73%; Glass bottles 68%; ...