Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify ...

Newark, New Jersey-based G&F Recycling was having an issue sorting No. 3-7 plastics at its material recovery facility (MRF). G&F Recycling’s Operations Manager Tiffanie Nyzio says she realized the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Supporters of single-use plastic bag bans implemented or being discussed across South Carolina believe limiting plastics would decrease litter and waste. However, reducing ...

Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more efficient? A review article by ...

Bright Green Plastics, a plastics reprocessing business that’s based in the U.K., has invested 750,000 pounds into the development of a new plastics sorting plant, which will be fully operational by ...

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With millions of tons of plastic ending up in landfills and oceans each year, there is a massive ecological need to improve recycling efforts. New recycling methods are designed to increase the amount ...