(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.

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 conversion of waste tyres via pyrolysis offers a viable route for both energy recovery and the production of valuable materials, thereby addressing mounting environmental challenges. In this ...

A three-company partnership says the planned pyrolysis plant in Phenix City, Alabama, will recover carbon black, pyrolysis oil and steel wire. Scrap tire pyrolysis plant investor CSRC says the plant ...

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 ...