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

Is recycling ocean plastics a viable long-term solution to the plastic crisis, or is it just a temporary measure that ...

Discover how builders are turning plastic waste into high-performance construction materials. Learn about the methods, ...

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

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

Once separated, the plastic from your soda bottle can be chemically recycled through a process called solvolysis ... separated during recycling, the resulting mix can be brittle and generally unusable ...

At Pittsburgh’s Reclamation Factory, Georgia Crowther aims to use automation to turn waste into park benches, playgrounds and more.

Plastic waste is a weighty concern for members of Latrobe’s Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Since last May, the church ...

Using information from the Plasteax data platform, the report theoretically shows how strategic mechanical and chemical recycling capacity growth could address mismanaged plastics.

IRG cites Trump tariffs and the hold-up of a federal loan guarantee as reasons for canceling plans for a plastics recycling plant in Erie.

The global plastic recycling market is poised for significant growth, projected to rise from USD 44.3 billion in 2021 to USD 76.5 billion by 2028, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6% ...