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Another Plastic Recycling Loop closed with EcoCortec

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 04, 2024

Another Plastic Recycling Loop closed with EcoCortec

Another Plastic Recycling Loop closed with EcoCortec EcoCortec® is pleased to announce that it has closed ...

Another Plastic Recycling Loop closed with EcoCortec EcoCortec® is pleased to announce that it has closed another plastic recycling loop with the first delivery of plastic waste from its customer Jako ...

June 04, 2024
| by Anthony Davis

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Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 27, 2022

Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics

Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new ...

Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new technologies for chemical recycling are emerging that may rapidly advance progress in the area ...

October 27, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 29, 2022

New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic

New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic A team of Florida State University researchers ha ...

New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films — a find ...

June 29, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: April 10, 2022

Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials

Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials The construction industry is constantly evolving. To c ...

Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials The construction industry is constantly evolving. To combat environmental concerns and achieve carbon neutrality for the nation, experts are creating ...

April 10, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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UK Construction Plastic Waste increased 45.72 percent in two years

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 06, 2021

UK Construction Plastic Waste increased 45.72 percent in two years

UK Construction Plastic Waste increased 45.72 percent in two years Plastic waste from the UK’s constructi ...

UK Construction Plastic Waste increased 45.72 percent in two years Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% in two years, according to analysis of recently published gove ...

November 06, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: August 16, 2021

Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies

Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies Traffic management vehicle ...

Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea is increasing production of its plastic-bodied 7.2t commercial vehicles as de ...

August 16, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Uganda joins the Clean Seas Campaign to stop plastic pollution

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: July 06, 2021

Uganda joins the Clean Seas Campaign to stop plastic pollution

Uganda joins the Clean Seas Campaign to stop plastic pollution Uganda has today joined the Clean Seas Cam ...

Uganda joins the Clean Seas Campaign to stop plastic pollution Uganda has today joined the Clean Seas Campaign, demonstrating the country’s commitment to curbing the flow of marine litter and plastic ...

July 06, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 29, 2021

Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers

Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old b ...

Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first composit ...

June 29, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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PlasticRoad made from plastic waste will deliver a circular infrastructure

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: May 21, 2021

PlasticRoad made from plastic waste will deliver a circular infrastructure

PlasticRoad made from plastic waste will deliver a circular infrastructure According to a new study publi ...

PlasticRoad made from plastic waste will deliver a circular infrastructure According to a new study published by McKinsey (2021), over the next few years, the traditional road construction sector will ...

May 21, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 12, 2020

Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics

Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics Scientists from the University ...

Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics Scientists from the University of Southampton have invented a hybrid catalyst platform that can efficiently and sustainably c ...

November 12, 2020
| by Anthony Davis

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South Africa is embracing the benefits of Plastic Roads

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 03, 2019

South Africa is embracing the benefits of Plastic Roads

South Africa is embracing the benefits of Plastic Roads The South African Department of Science and Innov ...

South Africa is embracing the benefits of Plastic Roads The South African Department of Science and Innovation together with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research are hard at work on an e ...

October 03, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Skanska experiments with recycled plastic kerbing as a lower carbon alternative to concrete

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: September 25, 2019

Skanska experiments with recycled plastic kerbing as a lower carbon alternative to concrete

Skanska experiments with recycled plastic kerbing as a lower carbon alternative to concrete Skanska is tr ...

Skanska experiments with recycled plastic kerbing as a lower carbon alternative to concrete Skanska is trialling use of recycled plastic kerbing instead of concrete to reduce carbon by 40 per cent. Th ...

September 25, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Recycled plastic will save the environment by creating a pollution free Hydrogen Society

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: July 10, 2019

Recycled plastic will save the environment by creating a pollution free Hydrogen Society

Recycled plastic will save the environment by creating a pollution free Hydrogen Society A new vision is ...

Recycled plastic will save the environment by creating a pollution free Hydrogen Society A new vision is looking to tackle the world's problem of unrecyclable plastic and turn it into a solution - aim ...

July 10, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Scientists invent Bio-Bitumen to pave roads using plastic and other mixed wastes

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 01, 2018

Scientists invent Bio-Bitumen to pave roads using plastic and other mixed wastes

Scientists invent Bio-Bitumen to pave roads using plastic and other mixed wastes Scientists at Aston Univ ...

Scientists invent Bio-Bitumen to pave roads using plastic and other mixed wastes Scientists at Aston University have developed Bio-Bitumen, a new way to convert organic bin waste such as decomposed fo ...

June 01, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: March 23, 2018

Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic

Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic Network Rail today launched its first free drinking water ...

Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic Network Rail today launched its first free drinking water fountain at London Charing Cross station. Thousands of station users and passengers are set to ...

March 23, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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A mini-recycling plant in every home?

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 07, 2017

A mini-recycling plant in every home?

A mini-recycling plant in every home? A major British waste and recycling company believes people should ...

A mini-recycling plant in every home? A major British waste and recycling company believes people should be able to recycle plastics in their own homes, and new-build houses should come with the techn ...

December 07, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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MIT students fortify concrete by adding irradiated recycled plastic

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 25, 2017

MIT students fortify concrete by adding irradiated recycled plastic

MIT students fortify concrete by adding irradiated recycled plastic Discarded plastic bottles could one d ...

MIT students fortify concrete by adding irradiated recycled plastic Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barr ...

October 25, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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