Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify ...

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Knowing that some plastic types were not being recycled locally when they could be put to use right here just didn't sit right with Rob Flores, vice president of sustainability at ...

The average American generates 220 pounds of plastic waste each year. A vast majority of it is not recycled, even if you send it to a recycling facility. Most plastic ends up in a dump. There are all ...

Cyclyx International, which describes itself as a consortium focused on discarded plastic innovations, headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has partnered with Texas-based ExxonMobil and the ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can ...