A chemist has found a way to create soap out of recycled plastic, which could open new doors for plastic recycling.
Led by Guoliang “Greg” Liu, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech has developed an innovative method to upcycle ...
Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic that’s produced around the world. A chemistry professor at ...
Indeed, the world currently produces an immense amount of polyethylene and polypropylene waste. These materials are used for everything from plastic bags to milk jugs and for microwavable ...
A billion kilograms of waste from plastic food containers ... But, unlike polyethylene or PET, which is used to produce drink bottles, polypropylene is difficult to recycle.