However, like most plastic materials, the majority of nylon waste ends ... Chemical recycling can break down the material, but it usually leaves behind the building blocks of nylon, called oligomers.

Recycling massive wind turbine blades can be difficult because they're built from sturdy materials to weather the elements ...

Using microorganisms, researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional ... the advantages of PET (polyester) and nylon (polyamide), two widely used plastics.