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

We’ve got to ditch single-use plastics.We have adopted a disposable lifestyle in which around 50% of plastic is used once and ...

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

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

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, ...

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 ...