In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...
This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...
India tackles its plastic waste problem with advanced chemical recycling technologies, spearheaded by PolyCycl's innovative ...
To bring this fact a bit closer to home, the U.S. produced an average of 0.75 pounds of plastic waste per person each day in 2010, which is equivalent in weight to an unopened can of soda. To address ...
BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% ...
During pyrolysis, the plastic polymers are broken down into smaller molecules, resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases such as methane, propane and butane, and char. Char is the ...
Waste Energy (WAST) released an update regarding its plastic waste-to-fuel conversion business using advanced pyrolysis technology and AI. The company has identified four strategic locations in 2 ...
TELLS US WHY THE COMMUNITY IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. PILES AND PILES OF PLASTIC ALL WAITING TO RUN THROUGH THIS MACHINE. ALL THE PLASTIC YOU SEE HERE WOULD NORMALLY END UP IN A LANDFILL. BUT RECENTLY, IN ...
Humans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year. Plastic products have been propelling our quality of life forward for over a century, from keeping food fresh longer ...
According to Towards Chemical and Materials, the global chemical recycling of plastics market volume was valued at 1.37 ...