In a new study, scientists from the universities of Portsmouth and Manchester report that a specially engineered enzyme can significantly speed up the breakdown of PET—the plastic used in water ...

Police said officers serving an arrest warrant led to a SWAT situation Tuesday outside of a Cary home. WRAL's Sky 5 captured several Cary police vehicles and a SWAT team truck outside a home on ...

Reju plans textile-to-textile polyester recycling plant in France Several companies try to scale technologies, betting on demand from retailers 98% of recycled polyester still made from plastic ...

Interior design guru MaCenna Lee fixes renovation mistakes and installs DIY transom windows with style. Iran believes it’s winning—and wants a steep price to end the war The US just hit $39 trillion ...

KSL Capital, which owned WellBiz Brands since 2015, sold the platform company to Los Angeles-based Transom Capital. WellBiz CEO Amanda Clark, who stepped into her role in 2024, said the foundation for ...

Alpek Polyester USA LLC, a Reading, Pennsylvania-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycler and business unit of Mexican firm Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., will close March 15, according to a recent ...

MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa.- A manufacturer that makes polyester materials intends to close its recycling facility in Berks County. According to a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act ...

The platform combines Meltem Kimya’s molecular recycling and Kipas Textiles’ thermomechanical recycling. Credit: Kipas Textiles/Eco Age. The platform combines a patented molecular recycling technology ...

Recycled polyester, widely promoted by global fashion brands as an environmentally friendly choice, may be worsening the microplastic pollution crisis, according to a new study released Wednesday. The ...

Changing Markets Foundation reveals recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution. Recycled polyester is a sustainability fig leaf covering fashion’s deepening dependence on ...