In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Agricultural waste is often seen as a disposal problem, but new research suggests it could be a powerful tool for climate ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

In this process, VVF power cables are placed in a glass reactor and subjected to microwave radiation. The pyrolysis carbonizes the PVC insulation, exposing the copper wire for easy recovery while ...

Turning plastic waste into useful products through chemical recycling is one strategy for addressing Earth's growing plastic pollution problem. A new study may improve the ability of one method, ...

PROVIDENCE – Three years ago, after state regulators rejected a proposal in West Warwick to build a medical waste-to-energy plant, Gov. Dan McKee went a step further and signed a statewide ban on ...

After nearly three years of consideration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing pat on regulation of pyrolysis operations and will continue to view them as incineration. The move buys ...

Researchers report using catalytic pyrolysis to turn plastic wastes into a valuable fuel source. They focused on recycling plastic and upgrading plastic into other products or converting it to a vapor ...

The growing emphasis on reducing the carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants has increased the importance of harnessing clean and renewable sources such as wind to generate energy ...