In this video, we test a method of making recycled plastic beams using a DIY recycling technique by melting milk bottle tops on a panini press. We created a simple mould primarily from construction ...

It looks like a heavy, uncomfortable, blue-grey block of hard edges from a dystopian future. But John Stehle lifts his creation high above his head and walks around happily. "It takes about one hour ...

After a month off to set up our new workshop, we are back with a DIY recycled plastic project! In this video, we create a simple bowl using two pet food bowls as a mould. It worked surprisingly well ...

The grocery aisle is a dizzying array of products wrapped in colourful packaging specifically designed to catch your eye and convince you to buy them. But that packaging's story doesn't end once it's ...

A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more efficient. Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new plastic ...

Alex Jordan received funding in in the past from TotalEnergies. He has worked on projects to create PP-PE block copolymers. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...

Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are ...

Almost every aspect of a human’s daily life today is entangled with fossil fuels. A plastic toothbrush, a synthetic garment, or even a simple painkiller—each of these items started out as crude oil.