Lund University scientists have devised a process to convert discarded cotton into glucose, which can…
Browsing: Recycling
Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. This essential waste management strategy reduces the consumption of fresh raw materials, curtails energy usage, decreases air and water pollution from landfilling and incineration, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions. Commonly recycled materials include paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and certain plastics. Recycling involves several stages, including collection, sorting, cleaning, and processing into materials that can be used in manufacturing.
Superworms can break down polystyrene, thanks to gut bacteria, offering a promising approach to recycling…
A new enzyme variant can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade…
A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural…
By modifying carbon-hydrogen bonds, chemists at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill transform plastic…
Tokyo Tech developed a sustainable process to recycle bioplastics into effective fertilizers, tackling pollution and…
How do we make battery recycling cost effective? Scientists at the ReCell Center have taken…
EPFL scientists have developed a novel recycling method inspired by nature’s protein cycle. By breaking…
Researchers have developed a chemical recycling process turns used diaper polymers into eco-friendly adhesives. Every…
Smart Robotics for Soft Plastic Recycling Researchers create a robot that sorts soft plastic Technology…
A new environmental and technological analysis suggests that a revolutionary eco-friendly plastic is almost ready…
New polybutadiene molecule enchains in squares, a microstructure that enables it to depolymerize under certain…
From soda bottles to car bumpers to piping, electronics, and packaging, plastics have become a…
Multilayer plastic materials are ubiquitous in food and medical supply packaging, particularly since layering polymers…
Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of…
https://youtu.be/IWvgYGl4dZU Research lays out viable pathway to “break the plastic wave.” A new analysis by…
New method for producing thermoset plastics allows them to be broken down more easily after…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities, and destinations are…