Hard-to-Recycle Materials

Three different chemistry-based processes for recovering plastics have recently grabbed attention, illustrating the wide range of stakeholders working to find...

A program designed to collect hard-to-recycle plastics curbside is angling to send more materials to a site run by startup...

A dozen electronics recycling companies will cut checks totaling $517,000 to settle allegations they’re partially responsible for abandoned cathode-ray tube...

Kate Bailey of Eco-Cycle Solutions has noted that plastic packaging can be a thorn in the side of municipal recycling....

Colgate-Palmolive has developed a toothpaste tube that passed tests for sortability by materials recovery facilities and processability by plastics reclaimers....

Recycled ocean plastic was recently used to create a small batch of "handplanes," which are tools employed by bodysurfers. The...

Biopharmaceutical production scrap consists of different polymers, multi-layer films and some hazardous materials. A recycling program is demonstrating that this...

Mixed plastics are the feedstock for a chemical recycling partnership between resin giant Sabic and home goods manufacturer Tupperware Brands....

A project is exploring the use of chemistry to recycle polyurethane foam from a variety of durable goods into higher-end...

Maine lawmakers approved the first statewide prohibition on polystyrene foodservice packaging last week. The plastics industry quickly criticized the move....