Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

All packaging including cardboard boxes, plastic moulds, chocolate trays and clean tin foil are all placed in the recycling ...

ln response, large consumer-goods companies such as Nestlé, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble are exploring new ways of recycling to transform waste back into feedstocks from which new plastic can be ...

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

I stashed all my trash for one week to assess where I could make sustainable swaps. Here’s what I changed to reduce my ...

The Government’s long-awaited packaging recycling scheme, due to come in to effect this autumn, will lead to a major increase ...

Why do plastic bags look and feel so different to plastic containers, such as soft drink bottles or yogurt tubs? The ...

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

If you're looking for a sustainable way to re-use those plastic bottles around the house, this DIY garden project might be ...