With the Northwestern method, it isn’t necessary to go all the way back to oil and the expensive and energy-intensive production and separation of xylenes.

Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts Researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics Date: April 13, 2022 Source: Northwestern ...

The sixth round of UN-led talks since late 2022 ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.

How evian™ is tackling the plastic issue by moving to a circular model evian’s™ commitment to make all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic is supporting the development of new ...

Coca-Cola redesigned its bottles to save 81,000 tons of CO2 every year. How? Lighter bottles = less plastic = less petroleum.

Producing aluminum cans emits twice as much carbon dioxide as plastic bottle production. In addition, aluminum is produced from bauxite ore. Bauxite harvesting is an incredibly harsh process that ...

Instead of just banning plastic bottles, Carlsbad should back recycling of all beverage containers -- glass, aluminum and plastic. That would truly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A new report details the climate, health and human rights impacts of a plastic bottle The far-reaching effects of plastic bottle usage and consumption may be even more alarming than you realize ...