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Van Dyk Recycling Solutions uses vertical integration to tackle the global plastic waste crisis through advanced processing.

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The latest report in the Rapra Review Report series Plastics Waste – Feedstock recycling, Chemical Recycling and Incineration discusses the protection of the environment. Legislation is being ...

A discovery led by the University of St Andrews has found a way to turn ordinary household plastic waste into the building block for anti-cancer drugs.

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