Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in producing a microbial-based plastic that is biodegradable and can replace ...

Recycling plastic into filament normally involves chopping it into tiny pieces and pushing it through a screw extruder. [JRT3D] is taking a different approach with PetBot, which cuts PET bottles ...

PET (or PETE) Polyethylene terephthalate Clear drinks bottles ... Not generally collected from households for recycling. However, mixed plastic recycling is expected to be under way within five years.

The entire contents of a state-of-the-art recycling plant that recently went into administration have been stolen, insolvency ...

Polyester is one of the most popular fabrics in the world. Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production. While these characteristics make it ideal ...

Environmental imperatives drive the development of technologies for the chemical recycling of plastic waste, but significant ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This polymer is ...

Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. And if it's something Adidas can't use, like caps and rings? Those get sent to normal recycling facilities. The ...

But some types of plastic, such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) which is widely used for drinks bottles, are hard to recycle by traditional means. So might biological methods be the answer?

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

As the global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging industry faces unprecedented regulatory pressure to reduce virgin ...

PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER STACKPOLE, LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES After we’d steamed along for a while, Thompson reeled the manta trawl back in. There was a smattering of colored plastic ...