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A groundbreaking discovery led by the University of St Andrews has found a way to turn ordinary household plastic waste into the building block for anti-cancer drugs.

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Vietnamese plant uses Niutech technology to convert waste plastic into oil, demonstrating efficiency and environmental ...

Prysmian and Eni-controlled Versalis have signed a strategic agreement to chemically recycle plastic cable waste into new ...

The European Union has unveiled proposals to help the bloc's plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against ...

Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes them difficult to break down. Tiny pieces of debris known as microplastics persist in soil, water and air and threaten ecosystems ...

Scientists invent process that converts plastic bottles into paracetamol, which is a common drugstore painkiller used in ...

The plastics industry considers chemical recycling a key technology for boosting low recycling rates, but some companies are warning that unfavorable government regulations risk "chilling" investments ...

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The EU on Tuesday unveiled proposals to help the European plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against competition from China and other parts of Asia.