Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

Town leaders in North Kingstown have taken first steps towards suing the EPA over a proposal to move a pyrolysis plant to ...

Plastics made of polycarbonate are sought-after materials in industrial applications thanks to their versatility and high quality. However, recycling of plastic waste is still running up against ...

The town of North Kingstown has put federal environmental regulators on notice: A lawsuit is coming. The written warning sent ...

Under pressure from activists and state environmental authorities, Freepoint Eco-Systems has suspended operations at its new ...

After nearly three years of consideration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing pat on regulation of pyrolysis operations and will continue to view them as incineration. The move buys ...

Fifty US lawmakers urge EPA to maintain strict air quality rules for chemical recycling facilities that emit toxic chemicals.

Recycling wood/plastic composites in municipal and industrial wastes currently represents a challenge which needs to be overcome. In this work, we considered the concept of independent pyrolysis of ...