The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is whether the world is ready for it.

An engineer scoops a handful of tiny pellets out of a stainless ... and therefore restricts how much postconsumer recycled content can be put in a plastic bag or cup without compromising strength.

"By investing in the hub, we are supporting local communities and creating jobs." Massive new facility will help address ...

Plastic and plastic recycling has been a major global issue for decades, but scientists have found a lot of intriguing ways to upcycle plastic waste.

Then the pellets are taken to another warehouse ... "We want to save trees, and we want to use more recycled plastic, and that’s the whole mode. And we want to do something valuable for Living ...

Some types of plastic can be recycled in various ways ... These flakes are melted down and turned into hard pellets. At another factory, the pellets are melted again, and pushed through tiny holes, ...

Nova Chemicals has opened a major plastic film recycling plant in Indiana that will produce 150 million pounds of ...

Syklo says Impact’s patented technologies ensure the superior quality of Sykloplast recycled plastic pellets compared to standard market alternatives. The advanced postconsumer resins (PCR) can be ...

One winner at the Academy Awards on March 2? Recycling. Specifically, recycling of the 50,000-square-foot red carpet set up outside the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles that is home to the Oscars event.

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan's high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic ...

It’s the second-most used plastic in the world, yet only 1 percent is currently recycled. Plastic waste is one of the most urgent environmental issues of our time. Less than 10 percent of the ...