Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

To reduce plastic waste, we must modernize our recycling system. The formation of the Recycling Leadership Council is a pivotal step toward transforming how America manages plastic waste,” said John ...

The coalition, led by the Consumer Brands Association, aims to work with Congress to spur recycling innovation across the U.S ...

Most people are aware that plastic waste is a problem. Almost all types of plastics that we use in our everyday lives are ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the time it takes you to read this sentence—say, four seconds—the world produces ...

A bill in Congress seeks to eliminate different state recycling requirements and labeling by creating a single, national ...

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

Mecklenburg County now accepts plastic bags and wraps at recycling centers, responding to residents' requests for more ...

This collaboration between four RASEI Fellows shows how electricity can be used to impart ‘superoxide powers’ to oxygen gas molecules from air, enabling the efficient recycling of PET plastics. In ...

Supporters say the Recycling Technology Innovation Act, backed by ACC, would streamline permitting and strengthen domestic supply chains for recycled plastic. But critics say reclassification could ...

“Recycling is real, and we’re doing it here at Plastic Ingenuity in Madison, Wisconsin.” Those are the words of a dedicated employee at Plastic Ingenuity, where more than thirteen million pounds of ...

With the addition of the Enval module, the facility will be able to process a broader range of post-consumer flexible ...