Researchers used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling. In a global first, University of Waterloo ...
Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Scientists have now developed a technology that converts a conventionally unrecyclable mixture of ...
A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction heating approach could save “billions of dollars.” A team from Louisiana ...
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How waste plastic is converted into fuel

♻️ Revolutionizing Recycling: Converting Plastic to Oil with the HiCOP Method Join us as we uncover the groundbreaking HiCOP ...
The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic ...
Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgments, new research argues. The ...
Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production has ...
For decades, the fossil fuel industry has urged recycling as an alternative to bans or cuts in the single-use plastic filling world landfills and oceans. Now, with the annual U.N. Climate Change ...
Researchers have used a low-emissions method to harvest hydrogen and graphene from waste plastics. They say it not only solves environmental problems like plastic pollution and greenhouse gas ...
Simple home recycling hacks that reduce waste, cut plastic use and improve sustainability through smarter systems, storage ...