Scientists in the US have developed a low-cost nickel catalyst that breaks down mixed polyolefin waste without pre-sorting.

Northwestern University chemists have developed a groundbreaking process that could simplify one of the world’s toughest environmental challenges: plastic recycling. Their new method skips the ...

Among the major challenges facing efforts to chemically recycle common waste plastics is that many methods require a pure ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can ...

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 ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PET bottles and ...

Plastic waste is one of the most serious pollution problems on the planet. Plastics are hard to break down and can last for decades in nature, even under the harshest conditions. A new catalyst ...

Using moisture from the air, Northwestern University chemists in Evanston, Illinois, have developed a new method for breaking down end-of-life plastics. The university says the nontoxic, ...

One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The ...

Nylon-6, a popular material among fashion purveyors, has long been a major hazard to the environment—the plastic in the fibers makes it too durable to degrade on its own. Northwestern University ...