Researchers report in ACS Central Science the ability to leverage one additive in black plastics, with the help of sunlight ...

An emerging strategy for plastic recycling involves using light to help break down plastic into chemically useful materials that can ... white LEDs for 30 minutes. The carbon black converted ...

An emerging strategy for plastic recycling involves using light to help break down plastic into chemically useful materials that can ... white LEDs for 30 minutes. The carbon black converted ...

Many disposable objects are made of black ... in recycling plants. Those scanners are used to identify what type of plastic each item is made of, so all of the items of each type can be picked ...

I picture him raising his fist in celebration, dollar signs in ... “This black plastics study brings to light a disturbing fact about plastic recycling,” says Liu. “We can’t recycle ...

Black plastics have traditionally been far more difficult to recycle ... white LEDs alongside an additive found in these plastics to convert black and coloured polystyrene waste into reusable starting ...

Johnson once said, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the ... well-educated and highly qualified Black woman who had plans and policies that would have richly benefited ...

According to the American Chemical Society, not all plastics are created equal, and some types and colors are easier to recycle than others ... with a little sunlight or white LED light, the ...