Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

Australian scientists manage to break down 90% of styrofoam polystyrene plastics in 30 minutes using violet light, air, and ...

When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen is that it will be recycled in the UK. Instead, a huge amount of plastic ...

As more countries and companies ban single-use plastics, recycled plastic manufacturing has shifted from Europe to lower-cost countries like Turkey.. However, this $33bn global industry sets high ...

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 ...