Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

A prominent energy company has signed a deal with Chinese pyrolysis technology provider Niutech ...

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Plastics made of polycarbonate are sought-after materials in industrial applications thanks to their versatility and high quality. However, recycling of plastic waste is still running up against ...

Images of plastic mountains at landfills and islands of floating plastics in our oceans demonstrably show that we are living in an age of immense consumer consumption. A rising worldwide population ...

Plastic waste has become a global environmental challenge owing to its persistence and volume. Pyrolysis and related thermal degradation processes offer promising routes for converting end-of-life ...

Plastic Waste Pyrolysis Oil Market size is expected to cross a valuation of USD 1 billion by 2032, according to the latest research report by Global Market Insights Inc. The increasing concerns about ...

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 ...

Regulators have spent tens of millions subsidizing ‘advanced’ recycling facilities, which release carcinogens and give off more greenhouse gases than making plastic from crude oil. Last year, I became ...

Pyrolysis encompasses a suite of thermochemical processes that decompose long‐chain polymeric structures of waste plastics into smaller hydrocarbons, gaseous by-products and solid residues. Conducted ...

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 inexpensive ...