Yale scientists have developed a catalyst-free, energy-efficient pyrolysis reactor that converts plastic waste into usable ...

Recovering energy from plastics also prevents the loss of valuable natural resources. Since most plastics are made from oil ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brightmark, the global waste solutions company, today announced that a life cycle analysis of its plastics renewal technology has revealed that its proprietary, ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% ...

Our ability to survive on the only known habitable planet has always involved adaptation and innovation. Carbon emissions and plastics, while central to our current way of life, have detrimental ...

A California-based company working to turn plastic waste into diesel fuel is no longer planning to build in downtown Fayetteville after an outpouring of community opposition, but it’s not giving up on ...

Welcome to the future, where we have two existential problems we simply can’t get rid of: the atmosphere is full of carbon ...

Julian Brown recently went viral after posting a video that showcased his work in the still nascent field of microwave pyrolysis. Julian Brown, a 21-year-old Atlanta native, recently went viral after ...

A Colorado bill to cut off state support for the plastics industry’s favorite new recycling plan is in the waste bin. Gov. Jared Polis vetoed legislation on Friday that would have banned state ...

Plastic is processed at Exxon Mobil's chemical recycling plant in Baytown, Texas, in October 2023. (Sergio Flores / AFP via Getty Images) When California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against Exxon ...