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• St. Andrews Chemists Unlock Secret to Upcycling Nitrile Glove Waste into Carbon Capturing Industrial Materials

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers at the University of St. Andrews have developed two pioneering chemical recycling techniques that transform nitrile butadiene rubber into high-value polyamines and poly...

• Manchester Scientists Challenge 'Upcycling' and 'Downcycling' Labels as Misleading Barriers to Plastic Circularity

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A new paper from The University of Manchester argues that directional terms like "upcycling" and "downcycling" create false value judgments that obscure the true environmental impa...