PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To convert waste plastics in waste into resources for recycling without being disposed of for incineration and landfill. SOLUTION: Waste plastics in waste are sorted into bottles, solids, and films. Next, impurities such as waste paper are removed from the films to ...
Plastics production consumes fossil fuels and is energy intensive, while recycling plastic waste brings environmental benefits, said Zhang Deyuan from the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, the lead author of the report. Apart from contaminating soil and water, plastic waste also degrades and r...
Plastics production consumes fossil fuels and is energy intensive, while recycling plastic waste brings environmental benefits, said Zhang Deyuan from the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, the lead author of the report. Apart from contaminating soil and water, plastic waste also degrades and r...
It needs to be management and recycling of plastic waste environmentally and economically. Here, overview of the process of converting waste plastic into value added products is explained as a viable solution for recycling of plastics. Recycling of plastic waste using different methods like Mechanical...
Chemical recycling is one of two major ways to recycle waste plastic. It splits polymer chains and creates products such as oil. The other way is mechanical recycling, which crushes waste to make new plastic products. 化学回收是回收废塑料的两种主要方法之一。它分裂聚合物链并产生诸如油之类的产品...
Chinese researchers have made a breakthrough in recycling plastic waste utilizing seawater and sunlight, a process which is low-cost, environmentally friendly and economically viable. The team at East China Normal University in Shanghai said their process can achieve "closed-loop "recycling of plastic...
Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutionsbegins with an introduction to the different types of plastic materials, their uses, and the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle before examining plastic types, chemistry and degradation patterns that are orga...
In the race to produce usable fuels from waste products, waste plastic recycling has overcome significant barriers and stands alone with the unprecedented simplicity of its solution. We are committed to building a company dedicated to a greener, cleaner future for the planet. ...
Plastic waste is choking our planet. People are trying to help fix it by recycling, but their efforts aren’t going far enough. Even when plastic producers are held responsible and attempt to solve the problem, it doesn’t always go smoothly. Such has been the case for the company Torus ...
Around 45% of plastic waste is recycled annually in the UK and is on the increase. However, one of the problems with present plastic recycling methods is that you end up with a lower-quality plastic with worse properties (特性)than the original. This means that plastic drink bottles cannot...