Polymers with breakable bonds inserted into the polymer chains (B) were more easily degraded and re-formed than those with breakable bonds in the cross-lnks (A). A team of UK scientists has got a step ...

MBA Polymers UK, part of U.K.-based EMR, has been certified by RecyClass, a European initiative that promotes sustainable practices in plastic packaging. RecyClass certification recognizes MBA ...

Axion Polymers, a plastics recycling and research firm based in the U.K., has launched a range of what it calls a strong and durable 100% recycled ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) grade that is ...

Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some plastics. Cellulose, abundantly ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic ends up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials ...

The operators of a nearly $144 million plastics recycling facility under construction on the south side are seeking several tax breaks from the city of Indianapolis that could save them nearly $10 ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic end up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials scientists ...

America has a plastic problem. Everybody knows it. The images are everywhere overflowing landfills, ocean-bound waste, r ...

BUCKEYE, Ariz., Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from Blue Polymers, LLC; Republic Services (NYSE: RSG); and the City of Buckeye broke ground today on Blue Polymers' latest innovative recycled ...

A team of scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to recycle, using a method that could be applied to a whole range of difficult-to-recycle polymers, ...