Using chemistry and computational modeling, CMU chemistry and engineering faculty are working to manipulate the properties of polymers to make upcycling plastics easier.

A recent article in Advanced Science presents a novel method for upcycling low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into highly ...

Things like plastic bottles can be melted down and reused to create new plastic items. So we know upcycling is all about repurposing pre-loved objects, and recycling is about reusing the materials ...

Freepoint owns and operates a state-of-the-art waste plastic upcycling facility in Hebron, Ohio that converts 180 million pounds per year of waste plastic into PyOil, from which its customers can ...

From streetlights powered by food waste to jewellery made from newspapers, these 4 NGO’s in Tamil Nadu are upcycling ...

And this includes upcycling plastic waste into reusable things. “It takes about 15 plastic bottle caps to make a coaster and approximately five for a keychain. By utilising plastic recycling ...

Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC ("Freepoint") is pleased to announce the loading of its first rail car of pyrolysis oil (PyOil) made from waste plastic for delivery to Shell USA's refining facility in Norco ...