Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

Have you ever wondered why some plastic bags are stronger than others? Why bags from clothing stores at the mall tend to be strong and thick, whereas those from your local grocery store are flimsy and ...

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

Researchers in India have developed a relatively low-temperature process to convert certain kinds of plastic waste into liquid fuel as a way to reuse discarded plastic bags and other products.

People around the world use more than a trillion plastic bags every year. They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene that can take decades to break down. But the ...

Plastic bags, made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE), pose significant recycling challenges. Unlike rigid plastics such as food trays or bottles, LDPE is hard to sort and process. Plastic bags ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The polyethylene market is expected to grow by USD 39.96 billion during 2020-2024. The report also provides the market impact and new opportunities created due to the COVID-19 ...

Here is a list of things that are thicker than a typical plastic grocery bag: A strand of hair. A coat of paint. A human cornea. High-density polyethylene is a miracle of materials science. Despite ...

A new study explores the potential of caterpillars to degrade polyethylene plastic, the most common type of plastic globally. A team at Brandon University in Canada, headed by Dr. Bryan Cassone, ...

Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...