Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When Ohioans drop in or drop off their recyclables, they ...

Nobody likes to see plastic bottles overflowing in bins and rattling around the streets. These single-use receptacles are a prime target in tackling the plastic crisis, but what if we’ve been ...

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

Plastic waste is becoming an increasing problem, with 50 million tonnes of single-use plastic being produced each year. Plastics are used in the packaging of food and drinks.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are working on engineering bacteria to convert chemicals derived from waste ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." A research team led by ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Carla Young, a Curious Texas reader, asked: "What's the proper way to recycle different everyday items? Do I need to tear the ...

This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

A new bill cosponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, could give Washingtonians refunds for glass and plastic, to boost recycling. OLYMPIA — In another effort to boost recycling in Washington, a ...