Parañaque Secures Second Place in Plastic Upcycling Exhibit
Parañaque City’s recognition in a plastic upcycling exhibit highlights the role of creative reuse and community initiatives in turning discarded materials into useful products. Parañaque...
Tag : CircularEconomy
Mexico Uses Recycled Tyres in 6.3 km Highway Maintenance Project
The initiative incorporates materials recovered from end-of-life tyres into asphalt maintenance, supporting circular economy practices in road infrastructure. Mexico is incorporating recycled waste tyres into...
MIT Spinout Turns Discarded Plastic into Strong Building Materials
Atlas Building Composites uses waterless recycling, fiberglass and large-scale 3D printing to convert plastic waste into structural components for buildings and infrastructure. A technology developed...
KISR Seeks Approval to Use Recycled Tyres in Kuwait Road Construction
Successful trials of rubber-modified asphalt could help Kuwait improve road durability while creating a new use for discarded tyres. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research...
ProPak Cape 2026 to Showcase Sustainability Benefits of Plastic Packaging
South Africa’s packaging exhibition will highlight recycled plastics, circular-economy solutions, lightweighting and the role of plastic packaging in reducing product waste and transport emissions. South...
ANIPAC and IPN Strengthen Plastics Skills Through Student Programme
Mexico’s plastics association and IPN use the “Plastics in Your Life” fair to introduce students to recycling, material processing and circular-economy opportunities. The National Association...
Texas A&M Researchers Turn PVC Plastic Waste into Premium Lubricants
New breakthrough converts difficult-to-recycle PVC waste into high-performance synthetic lubricants, creating a sustainable pathway for plastic upcycling and energy-efficient industrial applications. PVC is one of...
Ball Mill Technology Enables Sustainable Polyester Recycling
Innovative grinding-based process offers a low-energy pathway to depolymerise polyester waste into reusable chemical building blocks Researchers and industry innovators are exploring ball mill grinding...
Aldi and Arla Launch Smart Milk Bottle Recycling Trial with UV Technology
Eight-week pilot uses invisible UV tags and advanced packaging traceability to measure real-world recycling rates and improve milk bottle circularity in the UK. Aldi UK...
BioBTX to Build First Commercial Plant Converting Plastic Waste into Renewable Aromatics
New PETRA facility in the Netherlands will transform mixed plastic waste into renewable chemical building blocks for plastics, coatings, and industrial applications using proprietary ICCP...