Brooks said the composition of the pellets is “highly consistent” —at least 60 percent paper or cellulose and no more than 40 percent plastic. No trees are harvested for use in Convergen’s ...

Brooks said the composition of the pellets is “highly consistent” —at least 60 percent paper or cellulose and no more than 40 percent plastic. No trees are harvested for use in Convergen’s ...

To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic While burning the pellets would reduce greenhouse gases from the university’s physical plant, it would ...

The pellets are made by Wisconsin-based Convergen Energy using paper and plastic waste. Some are wary of a proposal to burn them at UNC. In shift away from coal to power campus, UNC-Chapel Hill ...

UNC-Chapel Hill has withdrawn its application to burn pellets made of paper and plastic scraps instead of coal in its power ...

Most people who separate their plastic waste for recycling assume the bulk of it will in fact be recycled. But current ...

The pellets would replace coal at Chapel Hill’s Cogeneration Plant. Critics say that burning paper and plastic waste is not a green answer.

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. Researchers warn that unknown and toxic additives make ...

The pellets would replace coal at Chapel Hill’s Cogeneration Plant. Critics say that burning paper and plastic waste is not a green answer.

Recycled plastic pellets from polyethylene (PE) can be used when making a water bottle for instance. But we can never have full knowledge of what chemicals will end up in an item made of recycled ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Local community leaders are working to raise awareness of plastic pellet pollution, a problem that remains prevalent in the Charleston area. Advocates from the Public ...