Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

ELYRIA, Ohio — Turns out those plastic grocery bags stuffed under kitchen sinks across Lorain County were good for more than just multiplying overnight. They helped local schools win picnic tables and ...

This new technology could significantly improve recycling outcomes. Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could reshape the future of plastic recycling: 'A significant practical advancement' ...

Most people are aware that plastic waste is a problem. Almost all types of plastics that we use in our everyday lives are derived from fossil sources. When they end up in the environment, they cause ...

The EU is preparing stricter customs controls and new codes to prevent virgin plastic from being labeled as recycled.

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...

One category of recyclables may even lose its recycling symbol altogether.