Single-use plastics transformed into high-quality liquid hydrocarbons with new catalyst by Raleigh McElvery, special to C&EN, OCTOBER 24, 2019 All too often, plastics serve a “one-and-done” purpose. Roughly 300 million t of materials are discarded each year after just one use, contributing to waste and pollution. Scientists and businesses have been teaming up to change this,…
A recent article in MSW Management from EEC|CCNY Alumna Annette Scotto explores the social issues associated with recycling. The article titled “Is Recycling a Fraud? Why Should I Bother? The use of social media platforms to educate and inform the public on the processes of modern recycling” discusses how social media can be used to…
A recent article quote Professor Castaldi Professor Castaldi was recently quoted in a recent Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) feature. The article by Alexander Tullo presents the issues associated with plastic waste. The article “Plastic has a problem; is chemical recycling the solution?” published October 6, 2019 C&EN VOL. 97, ISSUE 39 details how new…
Why WTE should be part of the solution for non-recycled plastic wastes Professor Castaldi shares his thoughts and insights on how and why WTE should be part of the solution for non-recycled plastic wastes. It is widely recognized that plastics collected for recycled do not all get recycled. Currently, only about 9% of plastics that…
Ms. Sarah Foster, Senior Research Associate Sarah Foster is a Principal at the scientific consulting firm CPF Associates, LLC, in the Washington DC area. She has a Masters Degree in Environmental Health Sciences from the Harvard University of Public Health and over 30 years of consulting experience in the environmental health science field. She focuses…
Climate Change and Renewable Energy Attachment 10 – Climate Change and Renewable Energy (1) psomopoulos_themelis_WTE_review Bridging the Emissions Gap_ A UNEP Synthesis Report-20111075 (1)