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The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...

The global production and trade of plastic waste have drastically increased over the recent decades. Plastic waste is mostly traded under the banner of plastic “recycling.” This practice of exporting ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's tentative decision in mid-January not to regulate PVC as a hazardous substance has prompted a spirited back-and-forth over whether it was the right move. Many ...

The global consumer goods industry’s plans for dealing with the vast plastic waste it generates can be seen here in a landfill on the outskirts of Indonesia’s capital, where a swarm of excavators ...

image: Scott Svadlenak, right, and Kostas Goulas discuss possible reaction mechanisms for the PVC to waxes process. Photo by Johanna Carson. view more CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State ...

Malaysia says it is no longer accepting plastic waste from a handful of nations, including the U.S., that didn’t ratify the Basel Convention. Malaysia emerged as a major destination for waste from the ...

High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic than ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira Saieed In the shadow of President Trump’s ...