The time of wooden cutting boards is long gone. They sure had a moment, but we are in the era of plastics now, and they seem to have taken over kitchens everywhere. This may be for good reason, too.

Plastic waste, particularly LDPE, remains a major environmental concern due to its widespread use and low recycling rates, currently estimated at around 4 % globally. LDPE is commonly found in ...

Polyethylene (PE) is a semicrystalline polymer that is one of the most extensively manufactured polymers in the world for consumer products and packaging. Shopping bags, milk bottles, storage ...

Bakcycle Recycling optically sorts and harvests LDPE plastic from flexible packaging at a facility in Izmir, Turkey. In a sorting process based on color and polymer, the first and second Tomra ...

North American prices for post-consumer low density polyethylene pellets have continued to increase in 2024. Sources in contact with Plastics News say recycled LDPE pellets have increased on average 3 ...

Simultaneous thermal analysis, or STA, is a combination of differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. It offers a wide array of information regarding polymeric materials. STA can ...

A recent article in Advanced Science presents a novel method for upcycling low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into highly crystalline graphite. This approach addresses the environmental challenges of ...