In Gaza, plastic waste is being transformed into hoses to tackle the water crisis
Faced with the collapse of Gaza’s water infrastructure, residents and local workshops are collecting plastic waste from landfills and rubble to transform it into hoses. The collapse of infrastructure due to Israeli attacks has triggered an unprecedented...
China revives the Fischer-Tropsch process to produce plastics from coal
Recent research has demonstrated the possibility of transforming plastic waste into advanced materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and porous battery structures, as well as high-quality fuels, through low-temperature conversion processes Converting coal into...
New chemical recycling method allows recovery of acrylic (PMMA) without loss of quality
A team from the University of Bath has developed a chemical recycling method for PMMA that operates at lower temperatures and allows for the recovery of high-purity monomer with over 95% efficiency, opening new possibilities for acrylic circularity. PMMA (better known...
France postpones total ban on plastic in disposable cups until 2030
With this adjustment, the ban is delayed by four years from the original timeline, with the aim of facilitating technological innovation and the industrial transition toward more sustainable solutions The French government announced that it will postpone the entry...

