Plastics are among the biggest challenges. Only about 9% of the plastic generated in the U.S. actually gets recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Some plastic is incinerated to ...

Plastics are everywhere—in the packaging around your food, the insulation in your home, and even the parts of your phone.

We all know that recycling is good for the planet. But sometimes, the difference between what you should and shouldn't recycle isn't obvious. When it comes to plastic, the rules can be extra confusing ...

A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a method to recycle polyurethane foam from mattresses and furniture ...

Canada’s first marine waste recycling program has been turning abandoned fishing gear and other plastic waste from the ocean ...

Questions remain around how to effectively track recycled content in packaging and how to incentivize sourcing recycled ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Every industry has its white whale, the problem that defies solution ...

Porsche AG and BASF SE, in collaboration with technology partner Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH (BEST), have ...

Danone is changing how it describes plastics recycling on its website, including noting its limits and discussing efforts to find non-plastic alternatives for some of its packaging, to settle lawsuits ...