The Circulate Initiative launched the first African implementation project in Kenya, as part of the global Responsible Sourcing Initiative. The project advances alignment with the Harmonised ...

Studies and research show that the human population generates more than 400 million tonnes of plastic each year and that this figure is expected to triple by 2060. Of this, only 10 to 15 per cent is ...

In the late 1940s, following wartime-driven innovation, the mass production of inexpensive plastics revolutionized American ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...