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CARBIOS, a green chemistry company in industrial development stage with a focus on discovering and developing enzymatic bioprocesses to reinvent the lifecycle of plastics. By combining...

William Andrew Publishers

Supplier Profile

William Andrew is an independent, mid-size publisher of applied science handbooks, references, and databases. The company began in 1990 with the creation of the Plastics Design Library,...

Recycling Plastic and What Happens to Plastic When It Goes to be Recycled

Article - 28 Oct 2008

This article looks at plastic materials and what happens to plastic or polymer materials when they go to be recycled

Plastic Recycling and Plastic Recycling Codes for the Different Types of Plastic and Their Uses

Article - 22 Oct 2008

Most plastics can be sucessfully recycled. Plastic recycling is made easier by special codes put into the plastic item at the point of manufacture. The recycling codes are explained in this article.

Plastics and the Dangers of Plastic Additive Contamination on Food, Drink and the Environment

Article - 11 Aug 2009

We've all now heard the warnings that potentially dangerous chemicals can leach from plastic containers into food and drink but what are these chemicals, how do they get out of the plastic and what...

Bottled Water and Five Reasons Why You Should Give Up Drinking Bottled Water

Article - 3 Feb 2009

Over the past decade, bottled water consumption has skyrocketed. Although drinking water is great for your health, drinking bottled water is bad for the environment and your wallet. This article looks...

Bottled Water and the Environmental Effects of Bottled Water

Article - 4 Sep 2008

Throughout much of the western world, fresh, clean water is readily and cheaply available from the tap but the widespread adoption of drinking water from disposable plastic bottles is causing serious...

Driving The Environment Forward With Safe, Reliable and Environmentally Friendly Retread Tires

Article - 9 Aug 2009

The retread tire industry are amused by the green bandwagon, since they were a green industry long before the word became fashionable. Thanks to retreading many hundreds of millions of gallons of oil...

Innovative Chemical Conversion Technology to Convert World’s Plastic Waste into Clean Fuels, Other Products

News - 7 Feb 2019

Annually, over 8 million tons of plastics enter the oceans according to United Nations estimates. A new chemical conversion process could change the world’s polyolefin waste, a form of plastic,...

Study Emphasizes Need to Raise Awareness of Plastics Hidden in Menstrual Products

News - 18 Jan 2019

According to a new study, more needs to be done to promote awareness about the amount of plastic present in oft-used disposable menstrual products. The research, reported in the journal...