Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

By bricking your plastic, the company claims it’ll no longer jam recycling equipment the way individual plastic bags often do ...

Experts identify multiple interlinked reasons why recycling is failing: Inefficient recycling plants – Processes such as ...

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

Reclaimers of a variety of resins talked about broader market struggles and considered ways to grow domestic demand for PCR.

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

Discover how we turned trash into fuel for a scooter using recycled plastic bottles and a homemade alcohol machine to ...

Plastic-infused asphalt can also save money. Because it lasts longer and resists cracking, cities may spend less on repairs and maintenance. In Rockwall, for example, early estimates suggest these ...