A new chemical process gives PVC waste a surprising second life, turning everyday plastic products into a potentially ...

Pieces of used black PVC sewer pipe sit on a pile of dirt and gravel with trees in the background. Used PVC pipes and other waste made from the chlorinated plastic are tough to recycle. Researchers ...

Plastic waste to jet fuel: Siberian scientists have patented a nickel-zeolite catalyst that converts plastic pyrolysis oil into aviation-grade kerosene in one reactor pass, eliminating the ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it’s also created one of the defining ...