While plastic recycling has been around for decades, the technology has not always been accessible to communities in remote locations. This has led to the prevalence of plastic pollution and the ...

The team of recent RCA grads have built a machine that turns polypropylene into something resembling cotton candy.

The Polyfloss Factory is a project which aims to to reduce waste on a personal level while creating unique homemade objects out of recycled plastics. The process of recycling plastics is complicated ...

This article was taken from the December 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...

Recycling plastic is a tricky, expensive business. Different types of plastic have varying melting points and therefore can’t be mixed together. And the recycled material requires a great deal of ...

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