The war in Iran is making the cost of virgin plastic skyrocket, and that’s good news for recycled plastic. But a Cincinnati ...

A broken plastic chair from a household, used for many years and eventually discarded, may once have been sold ...

That instinct to drop anything plastic, paper or cardboard into the recycling bin is hard to shake, but it's also one of the biggest reasons recycling programs struggle. A single grease-stained pizza ...

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new membrane technology that could make chemical recycling of plastics ...

Nearly all black plastics get sent to the landfill or get incinerated because their pigment makes them difficult to sort in plastics recycling plants. As a result, the recycling industry pays little ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

Each year, four to six million cars are scrapped in the European Union—resulting in the loss of valuable ressources. The EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation is intended to ensure that these materials ...

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Here’s how you can ...

Canadian researchers with Light House found that 77% of plastic collected at construction sites was recyclable. It recommends ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

A new process that converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...