A research team led by Professor Kotohiro Nomura from Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a method for the depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) using alcohols and an ...

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new method to recycle mixed ...

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 ...

A pair of robust and inexpensive catalysts can help recycle mixtures of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), two of the most common and intractable types of plastic waste (Science 2024, DOI: ...

A new study links increased plastic waste imports to measurable increases in PM2.5 near waste disposal sites in Indonesia.

Technology is giving us more options for plastic waste, but new methods are still far from perfect. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...

New research supports the value of household-level waste separation. But policies must also carefully consider consumer ...

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 ...

While plastics help enable modern standards of living, their accumulation in landfills and the overall environment continues to grow as a global concern. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci ...

NTU researchers develop a solvent-free process to recycle mixed plastic packaging and recover high-quality materials.

Every year, the world generates hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste, and the vast majority of it ends up in ...

The flat part is the supporting film to which the nano plastic is attached. The lumpy part is the nano plastic. As it spins, you can clearly see the entire area of this piece of nanoplastic. In a ...