Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

The process is designed to degrade two of the most common types of post-consumer plastic waste: polyethylene and polypropylene. Polyethylene is widely used in single-use plastic bags, while ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be ...

A team of Japanese researchers has successfully developed a new type of plastic that is strong, transparent and, above all, ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

Currently, chemical recycling to monomer (CRM) processes involve hydrolysis for carbonyl-containing polymers, such as Polyethylene terephthalate, PET, or pyrolysis - heating in the absence of oxygen.

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 ...

To synthesize plastic, small monomer molecules need to be strung together like beads in a necklace, creating long polymer chains. However, not all plastics -- or their polymers -- are created equal.

The new recycling process aims to convert PP and PE plastic waste back into monomers for reuse.

Fungi could be the answer to breaking down plastic junk Enzymes that break down a polymer in wood can also handle polyethylene.