Hiro Hiro supplies a sachet of funghi which it says speeds up the breakdown of the nappy Over the years many start-ups have marketed greener alternatives to disposable nappies. Can the latest make an ...

Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, new research shows that it can be transformed into something useful — acetic acid, a key component of vinegar and an important industrial chemical.

Dirty nappies are collected at curbside and processed at the NappiCycle plant in South Wales. It uses a process called friction washing to break down the used nappies into a mixed material can be used ...

Clariant's HDMax™ catalyst successfully achieves complete conversion of plastic waste-derived pyoil to cracker-grade ...

Clariant, Borealis and SINTEF demonstrate technology that converts plastic waste into steam cracker feedstock for polyolefins ...

Zips, buttons, and labels all stand in the way of recycling our clothing. But removing them can be time, cost, and labor-intensive.

In its latest report, The Consumer Goods Forum's Plastic Waste Coalition of Action identifies setbacks and recommends guiding principles to help low- and middle-income countries apply extended ...

A detailed guide for plastic recyclers on how to efficiently collect, clean, and sort plastic materials.

Most of us stop thinking about trash the moment it leaves our hand. It happens without a second thought — a plastic bottle tossed into a blue recycling bin, a granola bar wrapper found in a pocket, or ...

The City of Regina is warning residents about high levels of contamination in recycling bins. Currently, 18 per cent of items thrown into blue bins aren’t recyclable materials, triple the amount ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...