Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

Jacob Peled of Pelmar Engineering says advances and lessons learned could help pyrolysis systems capture more than 40 percent of the scrap tire market. Jacob Peled portrays the current ELT recycling ...

The global increase in motorization has led to a dramatic surge in the generation of end-of-life tires (ELTs), creating one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.

(THE CONVERSATION) In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential.