Plastic Recycling

Stack of blue and plastic bottles and containers at a recycling collection point

August 16, 2026

EU Circular Economy Act 2026: Doubling Circularity to 24% by 2030 — 4.4 Million Jobs and a Just Transition

The European Union’s Circular Economy Act, due for adoption in 2026, targets something that sounds almost too ambitious to be real: doubling the bloc’s circularity rate from 12.2% to 24% by 2030.

Plastic Recycling. Photo Source: Fraunhofer.

Plastic·Recycle·Science·Sustainability

German Scientists Convert 5.6M Tons Plastic Waste Into 99.8% Pure 3D Printing Filaments

In German laboratories, plastic bottle caps that once held your morning milk are being reborn as precision-engineered components through an innovative recycling process that converts post-consumer packaging waste into high-purity 3D printing filaments. Every year, some 5.6 million metric tons

May 22, 2025

Chemical Recycling: 80% Incineration, Only 0.1% Plastic Reused

Pollution·Recycle

Chemical recycling sounds promising—a technology that breaks down plastics into their molecular components to create new materials. But recent research reveals a different story.

Quebec’s Plastic Deposit Expansion Sees 47 Centers Open vs. 200 Promised, 25K Bottles Flood Montreal in 48 Hours

Canada·News·Plastic

Quebec’s Plastic Bottle Deposit System Expansion: Day One Reality Check When Quebec flipped the switch on March 1, 2025, adding over one billion plastic

Representative Image. Plastic at the recycling centre. Photo Source: Engin Akyurt (Pexels)

Plastic·Recycle

LG Chem’s Dangjin Plant Converts 10 Tons of Plastic Waste into 8 Tons of Pyrolysis Oil Using Supercritical Technology

In an era where plastic waste management demands urgent solutions, LG Chem has established a commercial pyrolysis plant in Dangjin, South Korea. The facility, operating with a 20,000-ton annual capacity, employs supercritical

Karmactive Staff

December 17, 2024

Artivism·Asia

Japan’s Naomi Arimoto Combines Coastal Waste with Fashion, Highlighting 20 Million Tonnes of Global Plastic Crisis

In Chigasaki, south of Tokyo, 42-year-old manicurist Naomi Arimoto has developed an unconventional response to marine pollution: turning beach plastic into nail art. Her work gains attention as world leaders prepare for

Karmactive Staff

November 24, 2024

Plastic·Science

Problem Solving Process Transforms Plastic Waste into Valuable Chemicals

An International team of Experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals via light-driven photocatalysis. In today’s world, the

Karmactive Staff

December 15, 2023

News·Plastic·USA

Unmasking the Inefficiencies of Plastic Bag Recycling Drop-Off Directories in US

The recent shutdown of the national online recycling directory for plastic bags and plastic films, once accessible at BagandFilmRecycling.org, raises significant questions about the reality of plastic recycling in the United States.

Tejal Somvanshi

December 6, 2023

Plastic·Science

A New Chapter in Plastic Management: ORNL’s Groundbreaking Technology Converts Waste into Wealth

In a world grappling with the environmental repercussions of plastic waste, scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have unveiled a technology that could potentially reshape our approach to managing plastic

Rahul Somvanshi

October 6, 2023

Plastic·Science

UF’s New Recycling Method: Saving Energy and Helping the Planet!

In the ever-evolving world of scientific discovery, a recent breakthrough at the University of Florida (UF) promises to reshape the landscape of plastic recycling. Led by Brent Sumerlin, the George B. Butler

Karmactive Staff

September 6, 2023