A recent assessment of material flows for various resins indicates a need for significant improvement in recovery and end-of-life processes to ensure a truly circular economy. The graphic featured has ...

Modeling of material flows suggests that achieving Japan's plastic recycling targets may hinge on collecting packaging waste from the food industry as well as households, according to a study. In 2019 ...

Sustainable, renewable and good for the climate: Wood is the material of the future. But how much of it do we actually have and how do we make best use of it? Researchers have now analyzed the ...

Automation and digitization are driving a broader shift in how materials testing is carried out in industrial R&D and lab settings. With digital workflows, IoT-enabled instruments, and integrated ...

Materials flow (commodities) refers to the systematic analysis and quantification of the movement of physical commodity materials—such as metals, fossil fuels, biomass, or construction ...

Plastic recycler Vanden Recycling says it is offering 100 manufacturers and recyclers the opportunity to receive a free polymer material analysis report. The company says this is part of a new ...