New York State lawmakers propose legislation to cut plastic packaging, boost recycling and transition utilities from fossil ...

Some 20 million people globally collect plastic waste to make a living. In developing countries without formal reuse and ...

Dublin, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Recycled Plastic Resins Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The recycled plastic ...

Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method. Plastic is ubiquitous. Around 1m plastic water bottles are sold every ...

Mountains of waste mean pressure from both the public and regulators to improve recycling. There is a problem, though. Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers ...

In 2022, the world discarded around 268 million tonnes of plastic waste, but just 14 per cent of that – around 38 million tonnes – was recycled, according to a new analysis. The rest was ...

According to the 2022 rule, rigid plastic such as shampoo containers must have 30% recycled content, flexible packaging used for detergents and flour 10%, and multi-layer packaging 5% by 1 April ...

Recycling and upcycling efforts are intensifying as the most viable options for managing plastic wastes, with radiation technologies emerging as an innovative, clean and efficient tool to convert used ...

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or ...