Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a non-toxic method for recycling polycarbonate plastic, which is often used in electronics and other products but has been difficult to cost-effectively divert from the waste stream.
Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a non-toxic method for recycling polycarbonate plastic, which is often used in electronics and other products but has been difficult to cost-effectively divert from the waste stream.
The QCP recycled plastics facility in the Netherlands is now partially owned by prime plastic producer LyondellBasell.
LyondellBasell, one of biggest plastic and chemical companies on the planet, has stepped into the plastics recycling sector for the first time. A high-level executive recently explained what drove the decision.
North Carolina-based Plastic Revolutions is expanding to separate certain resins from mixed plastic bales, a response to growing supply as China’s import policies take hold.
A pyrolysis company converting post-consumer plastics into fuels and waxes will get a big boost from British oil and gas giant BP.
Plastics reclaimer Applied Materials Trading is buying additional processing equipment and moving into a larger space.
After used nets are collected, they undergo a cleaning and drying process before they’re baled and sent to a reclaimer.
A consortium focused on recovering marine plastics for recycling has rolled out its first product: an office chair made with recycled nylon.
An Indiana-based recycled plastics broker will open a $2.3 million processing plant.
A PET reclaimer will open its third recycling plant next year, adding another 100 million pounds of processing capacity.
A sample of products containing bromine, as found by researchers.
A researcher has found black plastics from electronics are being recycled into a variety of household applications, despite still containing additives that he says could be hazardous.
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Ecoplast operates a plastics processing plant in Wildon, Austria. Credit: Ecoplast
Virgin resin giant Borealis will purchase a European plastics reclaimer, the latest move by the prime plastics maker to extend its recycling presence.