Certain plastics don’t like heat or long-term use.

Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are ...

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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 ...

The world's appetite for propene (propylene) is growing faster than the chemical industry can keep up. This petrochemical ...

Starbucks customers across hundreds of locations in the United States started their weeks off with a surprise: Their beloved Frappuccinos and iced espresso drinks served in paper cups, not plastic.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IRONTON — Operating since June 2023, PureCycle Technologies in Ironton is the only facility in the world that can turn ...

Here’s a common scenario you might have encountered: You’re at the grocery store, your cart filled with items, only to discover at the checkout counter that they either charge for bags, or they don’t ...

Lindner shredding system in Lithuania helps process polypropylene plastic “big bag” bulk shipping sacks. Big bags, also known as FIBCs, are usually made of polypropylene and are designed for ...

Why it matters: All that packaging we've treated as disposable may finally be reborn. Researchers have cracked the code for turning plastic back into the building blocks to make new plastics. It could ...