(AP Photo/Felix Marquez) Different types of plastic are seen inside Petgaserita, a non-catalytic pyrolysis machine, which will be converted into fuel, in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan. 4, 2025. ...

Petgas’ idea is that rather than letting discarded plastic become waste, it can become productive again as fuel. Petgas developed a machine in the port city of Boca del Rio that uses pyrolysis ...

They searched for a readily available material that had a high supply of hydrocarbons and found what they needed. Researchers ...

a form of chemical recycling that melts plastic down into crude oil to be used for fuel and petrochemicals, as well as to make lesser-quality plastics. While advocates champion these facilities ...

Chemicals are derived from several feedstocks, including natural gas, that have historically been more cost-efficient as building blocks for plastics than oil. So, companies that make chemicals ...

There’s wide consensus that single-use plastics are bad for environmental and human health, which is why eight in 10 Americans support a national policy reducing their use. The fossil fuel ...

Petgas’ idea is that rather than letting discarded plastic become waste, it can become productive again as fuel. Petgas developed a machine in the port city of Boca del Rio that uses pyrolysis ...