A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach ...

Battery recycler Terrapure Environmental is diving deeper into polypropylene reprocessing after studying both the economic and environmental considerations of making such a move. Terrapure's Ville de ...

Plastic pollution is a menace worldwide. Plastics are now found in every environment on the planet, from the deepest seas to the atmosphere and human bodies. Strategies to achieve this goal include ...

Companies that buy bales of plastic scrap to make recycled pellets have horror stories about what they’ve found in bales—concrete blocks, chunks of metal and even dead animals. But most recyclers ...

Suppliers and producers of recycled-content plastic face challenges involving uneven scrap supplies and shifting global demand, according to London-based ICIS. Intensifying legislative and consumer ...

Automotive plastics account for up to 18% of a car's mass, yet only a small share – less than one-fifth – is typically ...

Hawaii researchers are giving old fishing nets and recycled plastic a second life by mixing them into asphalt roads. Early ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Plastic trash is a problem. In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink ...

It's a familiar sight in Midwestern homes: a plastic bag full of plastic bags. For the first time, those bags can be recycled locally and put to good use by preventing plastic waste in landfills, ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. August 2 - Three million tourists a year flock to Iceland for its breath-taking mountains and glaciers. It also has a ...

Recycled plastic pellets from polyethylene (PE) can be used when making a water bottle for instance. But we can never have full knowledge of what chemicals will end up in an item made of recycled ...