Rhode Island has a recycling problem and Mayor Roberto DaSilva is determined to get his constituents to start dealing with it. Recycling has plenty of benefits, such as conserving our dwindling ...

The polystyrene in #6 plastic items can be found in many household products, such as drinking cups. Once the polystyrene is ...

It turns out that the black plastic lid atop your coffee cup has a superpower. And the Stache Lab at Princeton Chemistry, which uncovered it, is exploiting that property to recycle at least two major ...

Thank you, Lyon County for your superhero efforts in 2024 with recycling and waste management. This year, we are diving into the whys and why-nots of recycling — why some items get a green light and ...

The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene — an additive that improves the functional characteristics of sustainable aviation fuels — from polystyrene, a hard plastic used in ...

That’s about the same as recycling the weight of 40 elephants ... But one of the biggest challenges for Narveson is with styrofoam. The company can only take a specific kind of styrofoam ...

The study, published in Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, aims to challenge individuals working in the robotics industry and in academia to note the effect that their early work can have on the ...

What happens to your recycling? Staffordshire provides lots of ways for you to recycle, if you are unsure if it can be recycled, please check first. It is important not to mix non-recyclable waste in ...

Illinois Sustainable Technology Center research scientist Hong Lu and his colleagues developed a method for converting waste polystyrene into a sustainable ... While ethylbenzene is an aromatic ...

The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene — an additive that improves the functional characteristics of sustainable aviation fuels — from polystyrene ... is an aromatic ...

Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic that’s produced around the world. A chemistry professor at Virginia Tech has discovered a way to use waste plastic to produce an ...