Company briefings to local officials have put the Eloy plant’s capital cost in the low-hundreds of millions of dollars.
Plastic waste is everywhere. Each year, around 400 million metric tons of it end up in landfills and places like oceans, rivers and shorelines. The trash breaks down into tiny pieces called ...
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How waste plastic is converted into fuel

♻️ Revolutionizing Recycling: Converting Plastic to Oil with the HiCOP Method Join us as we uncover the groundbreaking HiCOP ...
The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Oil and chemical companies who created a high-profile alliance to end plastic ...
Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production has ...
Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?
The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...
A proposal to set limits on plastic production gained support but still faces some stiff opposition. A proposal to set limits on plastic production gained support but still faces some stiff opposition ...
Negotiations over a global plastics treaty ended in Kenya with little progress toward reining in plastic waste, as environmental groups criticized oil and gas producers for blocking a final decision ...
Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgments, new research argues. The ...