Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method ...

Recycling remains one of the most viable strategies for managing plastic waste, yet traditional methods face several ...

Wanting to investigate possible ways to repurpose this material, [Rehaan33] built a rig to create bricks out of waste plastic for a school project. The aim of the project is to take waste plastic ...

However, there are ways to address this issue, such as the initiatives undertaken by Conceptos Plasticos, a company engaged in recycling plastic to create construction bricks. Global warming is ...

A company is turning plastic trash into cheap, easy-to-assemble building materials. It's helping build schools in Ivory Coast and increasing pay for waste collectors. More from World Wide Waste A ...

[Dave Hakkens] graduated from the Design Academy of Eindhoven and decided to try his hand at making affordable plastic recycling machines. His reasoning? “We recycle just 10% [of waste plastic ...

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a ...