The Resynergi Modules employ pyrolysis technology to convert plastic into pyrolysis oil. The Resynergi Module is engineered to convert 5 tons per day of discarded plastic into pyrolysis oil. Resynergi ...

MONROE COUNTY — April 25 is Earth Day, but any day is a good day to recycle. Monroe County's Healthy Monroe Recycling & Green Community Program offers free weekly recycling to Monroe County residents ...

Plastics are made from crude oil and petroleum by-products, so a team of scientists decided to explore if they could turn waste cooking oil into a useful plastic material, and they succeeded.

It boggles the mind to know we humans are literally made of stardust. Nearly all the elements in our bodies come from the stuff produced as stars exploded over the last 13 billion years. It boggles ...

A proposed solution to the plastic pollution crisis, "chemical recycling," is at best unproven and more likely disastrous for the environment. The EPA just removed the only regulatory obstacle to its ...

Not all plastics are equal — some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountable number of uses and an incredibly low price to boot. Unfortunately, this low cost has led to its use in many places ...

Finnish environmental services firm acquires full ownership of chemical recycling plant in that nation. Lamor says the plastic scrap-to-oil line in Porvoo, Finland, will be able to recycle about ...

This is an excerpt from Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. An odd symbol, made up of three arrows arranged in a triangle, began showing up on plastic containers across America in the ...