The Cool Down on MSN

Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could reshape the future of plastic recycling: 'A significant practical advancement'

This new technology could significantly improve recycling outcomes. Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could ...
abc13

Does recycling actually make a difference? New report details how there's a 'plastic waste crisis'

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Last week, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith reported on how the City of Houston manages recycling. One question from that report was about the validity of plastic recycling.
Hackaday

Recycling Tough Plastics Into Precursors With Some Smart Catalyst Chemistry

Plastics are unfortunately so cheap useful that they’ve ended up everywhere. They’re filling our landfills, polluting our rivers, and even infiltrating our food chain as microplastics. As much as we ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

No-Sort Plastic Recycling Is Near

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...
Idaho Statesman

Do you trust plastic recycling? What really happens to the plastics Boiseans recycle

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...
Science Daily

A simple metal could solve the world’s plastic recycling problem

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...