Facebook X Reddit Email When the Center for Climate Integrity released its report about plastic recycling, one might have expected the environmentalist non-profit to encourage the practice. Anyone ...

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

Widespread confusion about recycling leads to many sustainably minded people tossing items in the single-stream bin that don’t belong there. Some things, including plastic bags, can be brought ...

Does plastic bag recycling at stores like Target and Walmart really work? The ABC7 I-Team and ABC News launched an investigation to find out.

What do we do next? The plastic industry pushed recycling as a solution to waste, while internally dismissing it as technically and economically unviable. Harriet Weber Feb 28, 2024 10:00 AM EST ...