“The Phoenix can thermally reduce 4-8 tons of unsorted municipal solid waste – plastic, Styrofoam, food waste – into 3% ash every 24 hours. It operates without using fuel or producing toxic emissions, and at less than half the cost […]
“The RePlastic project focused on using pyrolysis for chemical recycling. During the process, plastic waste is heated to high temperatures in a nitrogen-filled furnace, triggering a splitting of the chemical components of the plastic materials. Because there is no oxygen […]
Another one of many examples of the coming end of dinosaur-based plastics. Almost every pallet gets wrapped with plastic before shipping to keep its contents secure. That plastic is one-time-use and boy is it used often. Australian company Great Wrap is […]
It never fails to impress me how one can learn by sending emails to the right folks. “I didn’t know the answer to this one, so I sent an e-mail to Alcoa’s Closure division (I figured that Alcoa knows about anything […]
“Central to the environmental damage caused by plastics is the length of time they take to break down, but researchers are starting to demonstrate how naturally occurring microbes could lend a helping hand. The latest example of this comes from […]
Short answer: yes. “Rogue, like most recycling companies, had been sending plastic trash to China, but when China shut its doors two years ago, Leebrick scoured the U.S. for buyers. She could find only someone who wanted white milk jugs. […]
“Since 1950, the world has created 6.3 trillion kilograms of plastic waste — and 91 percent has never been recycled even once, according to a landmark 2017 study published in the journal Science Advances.” | learn more
I used an avocado-pit straw at La Josie this week and it was much better than paper and the other plastic alternatives I’ve tried. | learn more
Seems the writing is on the wall for single use plastics, which is probably a good thing. “Alternatives to plastics are growing in popularity. Can they be scaled?” | learn more
This is very cool and if the scaled cost is right will be a huge deal! “…[L]ow-density polyethylene can be recycled into new plastic, but there’s much more waste than recycling facilities can currently handle. With that in mind, scientists […]