How can electronic waste, also known as e-waste, be recycled without resulting in negative environmental impacts that are often produced with traditional e-waste recycling methods? This is what a ...

Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Scientists have now developed a technology that converts a conventionally unrecyclable mixture of ...

A research team led by Professor Kotohiro Nomura from Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a method for the depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) using alcohols and an ...

Recycling waste plastics is essential to creating a circular economy. Current recycling methods are hampered by issues such as societal perceptions of recycling, to economic barriers and technological ...

Over the past decade, chlorinated plastics have been widely used as an indispensable thermoplastic owing to their low cost, durability, wide processing adaptability and good overall performance in ...

A research team has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently while significantly reducing the environmental impact typically associated with metal recycling ...

Composites recycling emerged in the 1990s, led by carbon fiber’s augmented prevalence in industries like aerospace and automotive. Today, however, the increasing ...

Rice University researchers have developed an innovative solution to a pressing environmental challenge: removing and destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly called "forever ...

The global e-waste crisis continues to deepen. According to recent international estimates, the world generated approximately 62 million tonnes of electronic waste in 2022, yet only 22.3% of it was ...