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Plastics of the future will have many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling Recycling

Plastics of the future will have many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling

One day in the not-too-distant future, the plastics in satellites, cars and electronics may all be living their second, 25th or 250th lives. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder, published in Nature Chemistry, details how a class of durable plastics widely used in the aerospace and microelectronics industries…
bubmag
October 25, 2022
Kerbside soft plastics recycling trial set to commence in Romsey | Mirage News Recycling

Kerbside soft plastics recycling trial set to commence in Romsey | Mirage News

Council is launching an innovative kerbside soft plastics recycling collection trial in Romsey on 7 November to support the community to reduce waste and recycle more. During the trial, approximately 2,246 Romsey residents and businesses using Council’s kerbside collection service will be able to recycle their soft plastics by collecting…
bubmag
October 25, 2022
Plastic recycling a “failed concept,” study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises Recycling

Plastic recycling a “failed concept,” study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises

The following submission statement was provided by /u/nastratin: Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction." Titled "Circular Claims Fall Flat Again," the study found that of 51…
bubmag
October 24, 2022