A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...

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Waste Energy (WAST) released an update regarding its plastic waste-to-fuel conversion business using advanced pyrolysis technology and AI. The company has identified four strategic locations in 2 ...

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Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially ...

A new study from the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) presents a unique solution in recycling cigarette waste to produce cleaner fuels, addressing cost ...

A new study finds that sustainable aviation fuel made from municipal solid waste could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80-90% compared with traditional jet fuel. Municipal solid waste-derived ...

BARNESVILLE, Ga. - A taxpayer group in Lamar County wants to know why some money for a controversial recycling center went into the pockets of the top landfill official who championed the project. The ...

Sabrina Summers, University of Illinois, demonstrates hydrotreating biocrude oil from food waste. Airplane travel is more popular than ever, and the desire for fast transportation means jet fuel has ...