Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated,
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …

Since the creation of first man-made plastic, the global production and consumption of
plastics have been continuously increasing. However, because plastic materials are durable …

The recycling of either model polymers or waste products based on low-density
polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) is examined …

The environmental and economic impacts of implementing a circular economy in plastic
waste supply chains are not well understood. The proposed systems analysis framework …

Polyethylene (PE) is a widely used thermoplastic valued for its low cost, chemical resistance,
recyclability, and good mechanical properties. PE makes up about one-third of the global …

Tetra Pak cartons, ie multilayer packaging consisting of paper, low density polyethylene
(LDPE) and aluminium, are widely used as aseptic packages in the food and beverage …

Bio-based plastics are attracting increasing attention due to their perceived sustainability
and circularity. While enabling circularity by using renewable feedstocks, they still contribute …

Dissolution-based plastic recycling is a promising approach to separate and recover high
quality pure polymer resins from multicomponent plastic waste by exploiting differences in …

In this work, results are presented on the application of the dissolution/reprecipitation
technique in the recycling of polymers from waste plastic packaging materials used in food …

In this study, the selective dissolution/precipitation method for polymer mixture separation
and recycling is evaluated. The method was successfully applied in a pilot unit designed …