April 14, 2019

Plastics: How long can we waste?

Growing concerns from environmentalist consumers, and businesses,  China’s ban on imported recyclables, and a lack of a domestic market for U.S. recyclables are driving efforts to reduce plastic waste.  Plastics have been an essential component of our daily lives for many years as they are used in countless items we use everyday. Applications and top…

Current technologies for recycling plastic waste

Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products. According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), only 10% of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream is being recycled, and the rest is being accumulated in landfills or dumped into the natural environment as litter. There are two basic approaches to…