The Centre County Refuse and Recycling Authority is expanding its operations due to a new AI sorting system that enables the plant to process more tonnage a week.

Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more efficient? A review ...

Ever wondered where your plastics end up? A PET bottle can be washed, shredded, melted and given a second life. But most ...

UB scientists’ system aims to reduce contamination, increase the recycling of materials to help enable a circular economy.

Plastics recycling is evolving but still faces major challenges as material types are more varied and complex than ever. This complexity often creates issues in sorting, making it difficult for ...

Flexible plastics, which account for more than 50% of the plastic packaging market, are among the most challenging materials to recycle at scale. Their lightweight nature and complex structure make ...

Equipment provider Vecoplan says shredding and product quality will be critical to meeting European Union packaging recycling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. workers sorting plastic bottles - cazawi/Shutterstock Recycling can be a complicated business, and plastic recycling makes it even ...

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste today published The Quest for Quality: Scaling Advanced Mechanical Recycling to Meet Recycled Content Targets for Flexibles, which provides a comprehensive technical ...