A new study published Thursday in the journal Science proposes a method to effectively transform polyethylene into propylene, a chemical that’s easier to use for future chemical reactions.

According to Towards Packaging, the global recycling flexible packaging market is expected to grow from 2024 to 2034, with strong growth projected between 2025 and 2034.Ottawa, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE ...

The analyst’s recent report on the polyethylene and polypropylene market in Latin America provides readers with an assessment of the landscape of the market with the help of a comprehensive ...

UC Berkeley chemists have developed a new process, called isomerizing ethenolysis, to degrade polyethylene plastics, such as the milk bottle shown in the background, to propylene — the building ...

The result: 80% of the polyethylene was reduced to propylene. “Once we have a long chain with a carbon-carbon double bond at the end, our catalyst takes that carbon-carbon double bond and isomerizes ...

Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the ...

Polyethylene plastics — single-use bags and general-purpose bottles — are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab chemists have ...

Polyethylene and polypropylene bonds are highly resistant to chemical reactions, because both of these polyolefins have long chains of single carbon-carbon bonds.