A new startup is revolutionizing how textile and plastic waste are recycled, cutting costs and improving efficiency.

In what could be a fix to the world’s plastic problem, researchers have developed a simple new method of harnessing moisture ...

Is it possible to recover plastic recyclates from previously unused waste streams in order to produce high-quality fibers and ...

AI and spectroscopy enhance plastic recycling sorting accuracy and efficiency for sustainable manufacturing practices.

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

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This collaboration between four RASEI Fellows shows how electricity can be used to impart ‘superoxide powers’ to oxygen gas molecules from air, enabling the efficient recycling of PET plastics. In ...

Recycling is not a myth — it’s a movement that’s keeping materials in use, creating jobs and protecting Wisconsin’s ...

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.