Plastic pyrolysis: Chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.
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A toxic, cancer-causing chemical was banned by the EPA. Now, some in Congress want to reverse course
In December, the EPA announced a phased ban of a cancer-causing chemical that can persist in groundwater. Iowa’s 1st District ...
California regulators want to weaken hazardous waste disposal rules
California environmental regulators are considering rolling back the state's hazardous waste disposal rules, potentially ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer27d
'Buried drums': Plastic plant waste left across Cincinnati region
In 1980, Monsanto also took over ownership of Bond Road, selling to current owner Rumpke Waste & Recycling at the end of 1998. But Bond Road is not the only place Monsanto and the chemical makers ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN14d
Scientists turn dead battery waste, CO2 into fuel, killing 2 birds with 1 stone
Researchers have developed a nanocatalyst using waste from spent batteries and aluminum foil, transforming CO₂ into valuable methane.
Charlotte Observer14d
Company pulls Cabarrus County chemical landfill application. But the proposal will return
but some fear the fight against the chemical waste site is far from over. The Town of Harrisburg was set to have a public meeting Tuesday evening to discuss a special use permit request by Venator ...
Second trial disposal of the Union Carbide’s chemical toxic waste begins at a private incineration facility
Union Carbide's toxic waste disposal trial in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur, with real-time monitoring of emissions and air ...