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Despite challenges that face plastic recycling markets due to low commodity pricing, Patty Moore remains optimistic. That’s because the decision to use recycled resin is not just about its cost compared to virgin resin, said the president of Moore Recycling Associates Inc., a plastics recycling consulting firm. “I remain very confident that recycling will continue … Read more

Based on end fuel, the global recycled plastic and plastic waste to oil market is segmented into gasoline, kerosene, diesel, synthetic gases, and others. Out of these, diesel was the most widely produced fuel from plastic to oil processes owing to rising demand from various industries and its numerous applications in various sectors. Gasoline and … Read more

While, hospitals and other healthcare facilities produce large quantities of hazardous waste, most either dump it in open space enabling ragpickers to collect contaminated syringes, cotton, plastics, or they burn it at dumpsites in an open environment. Realising that these methods pose serious health and environmental hazards, a research centre under the Department of Atomic … Read more

The new owner of Stawell’s nine million tyre stockpile, Used Tyre Recycling Corporation (UTRC), is keen to start the shredding process having just purchased a $250,000 tyre shredder. Dr Matthew Starr, CEO of UTRC, said they were working well with authorities such as the EPA, CFA, and Powercor, and have invested considerable resources to help … Read more

Students and professors at University of North Carolina Wilmington have a small contraption that they believe can simultaneously solve environmental and economic issues by turning plastic, a pollutant, into oil, a commodity. Now, those involved with the project are working to convince local business leaders and government officials to implement the concept. The piece of … Read more

A renewable energy plant is on the table again for Morgan County after three years of obstacles. Joseph Yavorski, president of Creative Energy Systems, brought a new contract for a waste-to-energy plant to the Morgan County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning. The 42-page contract was tabled this week so the commissioners could review it … Read more

Bangladesh is producing around 18,144,000 litres of industrial fuel per year, worth US$ 9,072,000 to substitute furnace oil or industrial diesel by adopting pyrolysis technology to recycle around 50,400 tons of hazardous waste tires. Besides, 75 per cent toxic chemical, such as, cyanide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and products of butadiene and styrene emission in … Read more

In an attempt to ensure that used tyres are disposed properly, a 16-year-old boy from the city has designed a website which will serve as an aggregator of such tyres. The web portal, Tyrlessly, created by Anubhav Wadhwa was launched this month. Anubhav is a student of Pathways World School, Aravali. Anubhav said the idea … Read more

Economic growth and change in consumption and production pattern resulted into increase of plastic waste which leads to remarkable impact on environment. Plastic now have become a crucial material and the demand of this is increasing because of its durability, low cost, and diverse applications in industries and households. Growing amount of solid waste globally … Read more

THE world faces many major challenges including climate change, slow economic growth and a disproportionate reliance on mineral resources. It is becoming increasingly accepted that adopting the circular economy model could provide answers for many of these problems. US President Barack Obama’s administration reported in June that the failure to act on climate change could … Read more