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"It's hard to imagine one company capturing that whole market." Researchers develop game-changing method to 'deep clean' common waste: 'Could be close to a $25 billion per year business' first ...

Halifax-based cleantech firm Sustane Technologies has developed a disruptive solution that turns hard-to-recycle waste plastic into engineered feedstock for virgin plastic production.

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...

You may notice the TerraCycle logo around town or on products at the store. They’re an organization with a mission to recycle complex waste that can’t be recycled traditionally. The Toledo Zoo ...

New research focuses on optimizing a promising technology called pyrolysis, which can chemically recycle waste plastics into more valuable chemicals. It's lightweight, low-cost, almost endlessly ...