Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste represents a vital strategy to transform discarded plastic into high‐quality feedstocks, thereby fostering a circular economy and reducing ...

For years, the plastic industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense, and that petrochemical ...

ExxonMobil announced Dec. 14, 2022, that it had started operations at its large-scale advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas. This story was originally published on Waste Dive. To receive daily ...

The agency is moving toward resurrecting a proposal from the first Trump administration to ditch Clean Air Act regulations.

Used plastic plates, cups, forks, spoons, napkins, and bottles strewn about a grassy area Although polystyrene consumer products are incredibly common, the economics of recycling means most of this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alterra's liquefaction plant in Akron, Ohio, uses pyrolysis as its chemical recycling process to manufacture new plastics. The ...

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A squat, light-colored building in Tigard, Oregon, was supposed to be part of a game-changing new solution for the global plastics industry. Called Regenyx, this recycling facility took in polystyrene ...

Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.