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

Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded with ...

Retailers throw out millions of plastic bags used to transport garments through the supply chain. Anthropologie partnered ...

Despite many types of plastic being technically recyclable, nearly ½ of all plastic produced is intended just for single use.

A 2022 fire fueled an overhaul to Republic Services’ Anaheim Recycling Center, which has reopened bigger and better, ...

Key initiatives include PRF’s new partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Pacific Islands Plastics Pact (ANZPAC) and ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on a proposal for a two-step budget process on Tuesday, potentially altering how the county's budget is ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. THE Vale of Glamorgan has been chosen to trial a new system for recycling soft plastics. This comes after the county's impressive recycling ...

The position of the plastic waste recycling industry in Europe is becoming critical. On the one hand, the poor economic situation is driving lower consumption, which means weaker plastic demand from ...

His group, and others, sent a letter to the DOE last summer, asking it to revoke the IRG loan guarantee, in part because they don’t want the government to support the use of plastics to make steel.

As more households see their refuse collection slashed in order to promote food and plastic recycling, consumers are asking how much of what they put in their green bins is actually recycled. The ...

They discovered that the process begins in the soft layers, which grow weaker over time due to environmental degradation and can break off even when the plastic ... the cost of recycling, then ...