AKRON, Ohio — Nestled into an industrial zone on the edge of town, a brown building with pipes, boilers and smokestacks bolted onto it is capturing the imagination — and investment dollars — of ...

Diplomats negotiating guidelines for an international convention on hazardous wastes this month in Switzerland debated a new section on the “chemical recycling” of plastic debris fouling the global ...

The newest flashpoint in a political battle between environmental groups and the plastics industry over “chemical” or “advanced” recycling has to do with the kinds of claims that can be made and still ...

CHIBA--JFE Engineering Corp. started a pilot operation on what it says is the world’s only furnace that can turn household waste into synthetic gas for use in creating plastics and sustainable ...

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"Strengthening the economic case." Scientists make revolutionary breakthrough that could transform what happens to common ...

A new, independent scientific study demonstrating has found that the chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste could reduce the climate impact of plastic when compared to waste-to-energy ...

Scientists have come up with a new way of recycling plastic, returning the material to its "virgin" state. The U.S. recycles hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic each year, which is still just a ...

New research aims to ease the process of chemical recycling -- an emerging industry that could turn waste products back into natural resources by physically breaking plastic down into the smaller ...

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