As one of the most commonly used plastics in the world, polypropylene presents a global environmental problem because of issues related to its recycling. Researchers have developed a new way of ...

Research at West Virginia University is exploring whether microwave technology can recover high yields of propylene from polypropylene plastic scrap. Research by Yuxin Wang (pictured) at West Virginia ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

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

Polypropylene is once again being considered to be "widely recycled" by an on-package recycling information system that had previously downgraded the material. How2Recycle, a Sustainable Packaging ...

Country Living explore which tea bag brands are plastic-free, recyclable and biodegradable, from supermarket own brand tea bags to the main tea brands sold across the UK. Luckily, there are a number ...

A new platinum catalyst converts polypropylene plastic into valuable liquid hydrocarbons, primarily motor oil (ChemSusChem 2021, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101999). Supported on carbon, platinum ...

Discarded plastic is everywhere, mucking up natural and developed environments alike. Australian scientists say they’ve discovered two varieties of fungi that will eat away at the problem. In a study ...

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2025 / PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCT), a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, today, announced a collaboration with Landbell Group ...

Berry Plastics Group, Evansville, Ind., and the plastics consulting firm Moore Recycling Associates, Sonoma, Calif., have launched an interactive polypropylene (PP) recycling program locator map at ...

Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...