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The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in ...

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As plastic waste piles up worldwide, researchers are uncovering troubling ways it's being reused, with consequences that ...

The first time I heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, I thought it was a bad joke. My incredulity soon turned to horror when I realized it’s real. The garbage patch, also known as the Pacific ...

“Recycling is real, and we’re doing it here at Plastic Ingenuity in Madison, Wisconsin.” Those are the words of a dedicated employee at Plastic Ingenuity, where more than thirteen million pounds of ...

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