"It's important to know this stuff. It's an important part of being a parent, a modern parent," said Alexandra Zissu, the ...

California's truth in labeling law reserves the recycling sign only for products and packaging that can truly be recycled. Yet CalRecycle greenlit the label for milk and juice cartons which are tough ...

First, the mixed recyclables are shredded and crushed into smaller fragments, enabling more effective separation. The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, ...

On Thursday, WM (formerly Waste Management) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Grand Central Recycling Facility.

A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more efficient. Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new plastic ...

Recycling plastic is notoriously frustrating. Sorting different types of plastics, cleaning off food residue, and dealing with contamination often make the process expensive and inefficient. But a new ...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that ...