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Plastic Gets a Do-Over: Breakthrough Discovery Recycles Plastic from the Inside Out

May 7, 2019

Scientists from Berkeley Lab have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again into new materials...

Durability vs. Recyclability: Dueling Goals in Making Electronics More Sustainable

April 8, 2019

In theory, a product that is both easy to recycle and more durable would be the pinnacle of environmentally responsible produ...

Scientists Use a Blender to Reveal What's in Our Smartphones

March 14, 2019

Researchers hope to demonstrate why we should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical item...

NREL Pioneers Cleaner Route to Upcycle Plastics into Superior Products

March 6, 2019

Researchers have discovered a method of plastics upcycling that could economically incentivize the recycling of waste plastic...

Polymers Pave Way for Wider Use of Recycled Tires in Asphalt

February 14, 2019

Because rubber is so resilient, scrap tires persist in the environment for a long time

Pine Needles from Christmas Trees Could Be Turned into Paint, Food Sweeteners

December 28, 2018

New process could lead to reduction in carbon footprints

Scientists Developing Way of Using Waste Plastic to Create Car Fuel

September 10, 2018

How unwanted plastic could help keep us motoring in the future

Recycled Electrical Products Lead to Hazardous Chemicals Appearing in Everyday Items

May 30, 2018

Hazardous chemicals such as bromine, antimony, and lead are finding their way into food-contact items and other everyday prod...

Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Is a Grind—This New Process Takes a Simpler Approach

April 20, 2018

The method is also an efficient way to produce strong magnets for small places, like sleek handheld electronics

Novel Technique Strengthens Building Structures Using Wood Waste

April 12, 2018

By mixing biochar from saw dust with cement, concrete constructions can be made 20 percent stronger and 50 per cent more wate...

Lab Evaporators: Recycling Solvents

April 10, 2018

Turn your lab's liquid waste into gold

Toilet-to-Tap: Recycled Wastewater, How Does it Taste?

March 13, 2018

Recently published study of recycled wastewater did not focus on its safety-which has long been established-but rather its ta...

Recycled Carbon Fiber to Improve Permeable Pavement

March 1, 2018

New technique reduces waste and improves strength and durability

How Consumables Manufacturers Can Help Make Labs Greener

June 8, 2017

By taking a proactive approach, the impact of laboratory waste can be considerably reduced.

Scientists and Engineers Help Turn Ocean Plastic into New Products

March 6, 2017

"Packaging represents about half of all plastics produced, and single-use plastic items make up the majority of what is found...

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