Different polymer recycling methods, such as chemical recycling and mechanical recycling, can be used to manage plastic waste and minimize its impact on humans and the environment. Polymer recycling ...

Every year humanity uses polymers and materials based on them more and more. The rapid growth in production volumes will lead to the fact that by 2050 about 12 billion tons of polymer waste will ...

Pollution caused by plastics and rubber has become an issue of global concern. Polymeric materials (plastics and rubbers) comprise a steadily increasing proportion of the municipal and industrial ...

Katherine Harry receives funding from RePLACE (Redesigning Polymers to Leverage a Circular Economy) funded by the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy. Emma Rettner receives funding from ...

A project funded by Makerere University has set out to develop a solution that addresses the problems of improper polymer waste disposal in slum communities. The research is working to develop the ...

Polymer products are increasingly among the daily needs of humans. Barely a day passes without the need for its products as polyethene wraps and pet bottles among other uses. The United Nations ...