GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:30.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 7, 2025
A new project in Germany demonstrates an innovative method for turning plastic packaging waste into high-quality 3D-printed products Of the 5.6 million metric tons of plastic packaging that ends up in household waste in Germany every year, after being used just once, less than a third of it can be recycled. million by 2023.
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TechXplore
JANUARY 21, 2025
Plastics have shaped our modern world and changed the way we live. But in the 1970s, scientists accidentally discovered that some plastics can also conduct electricity. This finding revolutionized the field and opened the door to applications in electronics and energy storage.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Now, a US group has shown that the use of an additive in black plastics can allow sunlight or white LEDs to break down black and colored polystyrene waste into reusable materials. An emerging strategy for plastic recycling involves using light to help break down plastic into chemically useful materials that can be recycled into new products.
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With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. Not only that, but eFuels can also replace petroleum as a key component in the creation of chemicals and plastic solvents.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Gillette plans to shave use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030. And over the past 10 years, it has reduced its energy consumption by 392,851 gigajoules and its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent. Reduce absolute virgin plastic by 50 percent. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 02:17.
TechXplore
JANUARY 3, 2025
A team of chemical engineers at Deakin University, working with colleagues from the University of Western Australia, the University of Sydney and Monash University, all in Australia, has found that a type of plastic crystal can be used as a refrigerant, possibly replacing the greenhouse gas currently used in most refrigerators.
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