Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

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Three AI-powered robots are helping Republic Services process 65 tons of recyclable materials every day in Colorado Springs, diverting more than 60 tons of materials every month from landfills.

Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

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Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential ... and other kinds of contamination further impede the process at recycling facilities. From an economic point of view, virgin ...

At recycled fiber producer Unifi’s facility in Yadkinville, North Carolina, workers pile hundreds of discarded garments onto ...

Discover the remarkable process of recycling millions of tons of plastic waste into high-quality plastic plates. In this factory, waste plastic scrap is collected, sorted, and processed into new ...

Beyond Plastics released a report on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act that showed it could save New ...