These are among new rules around recycling finalized Friday by Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission following four years of negotiation and planning. The Plastic Pollution and Recycling ...

Due to black filler materials, black plastics have posed a serious challenge in ineffective sorting. Black plastic early has a 0% recycling rate, which ultimately finds its way into landfills. The ...

Not all plastics are equal — some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

Join our FREE mailing list and receive our Weekly Digest bulletin and other updates direct to your inbox. The charity will pick up and recycle real Christmas trees in return for a voluntary donation ...

Xbox followed up the blue Sky Cipher with a clear model in the same transparent style in October. This one has light gray buttons, sticks, and triggers. The gold D-pad is a nice touch, too. If you ...

Inside this reaction vial, spotlit by concentrated sunlight, a piece of black polystyrene from a foam tray breaks down into a recyclable material. Not all plastics are equal — some types and ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)—The city of Pocatello announced Monday that it recently purchased the Western Recycling Center at 3034 Garrett Way. In a news release, they said, "With the city managing ...

Flip over any plastic container you find in the grocery store and chances are you’ll see the three chasing arrows — the universal recycling symbol. The confusing thing is that the arrows don ...

(D) Photothermal conversion for chemical recycling to monomers of black and mixed commercial polystyrene plastics. Credit: ACS Central Science (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c01317 ...