Researchers use sunlight to recycle black plastics
Although additives in plastics often are viewed as problematic, researchers at Cornell and Princeton universities have developed a technique to...
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AI will increase e-scrap, but reuse can help
As artificial intelligence continues to ramp up, researchers said the computing-heavy tool could lead to skyrocketing volumes of end-of-life electronics...
Study: E-plastics additives present in home goods
A recent study has focused public attention on household products containing plastic that the authors suggest was recovered from electronics,...
IEA report calls for scaling up minerals recycling
A report from the International Energy Agency emphasized the "importance of unlocking the potential of recycling" and laid out policy...
PCR mandate, virgin cap among most effective actions
Using insights from an AI-generated tool, a team of University of California researchers estimated that implementing four policies globally could...
Surveys examine gaps in consumer recycling education
Fewer than half of respondents in a new WM recycling survey knew which household products contain lithium-ion batteries — an...
Design for recycling in cosmetic glass packaging
A major recycled glass processor teamed up with a cosmetics giant to identify how cosmetics packaging is sorted in MRFs...
Group encourages public-private partnership in plastics
A group of researchers hopes to foster discussion and cooperation throughout the plastics value chain with their recent paper in...
Report: Undersupply of PCR ‘stifling’ brand goals
A new report from Bloomberg's market research division provides further evidence of brand owners struggling to meet stated recycled content...
Berkeley researchers vaporize PE, PP into feedstock
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a chemical process to vaporize PE and PP into the feedstock...
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