The world is drowning in plastic. Producers are peddling a “solution” that is more like an illusion. Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? But the plastics industry is working to ...

Nature often demonstrates extraordinary ingenuity in material design, where structure dictates function. Examples include the ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere. We eat it. We drink it. We breathe it. It is on the summit of Mount Everest and at the bottom of the oceans. Not only is it in human breast milk, but, according to one ...

A debate over packaging recycling in the Washington state legislature is drawing major interest from industry, as lawmakers examine competing bills that would put fees on companies to support ...

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