This approach is far more carbon- and energy-efficient than conventional methods, according to the researchers.

This is part of a major emerging field, using super-enzymes for green recycling of our waste. Enzymes are nature’s ...

One possible solution that’s emerged in recent years is advanced recycling. Advanced recycling, also called chemical ...

Recovery rates for plastic film jumped between 2022 and 2024, but bottles were recovered for recycling at lower rates than ...

Plastics labeled with a number 1 inside the recycling symbol are about 20.9% likely to be reprocessed, according to Greenpeace. Plastics numbered 3 through 7 have a reprocessing rate of less than 5%, ...

Even if you have the best intentions around plastic consumption, the recycling part of "reduce, reuse, recycle" isn't always straightforward. Rules for curbside recycling are different across states ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I called Wayne DeFeo and told him I was considering ...

Equipment provider Vecoplan says shredding and product quality will be critical to meeting European Union packaging recycling ...

The Bamble facility will use pyrolysis technology powered by renewable energy to recover carbon from end-of-life plastics.

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, need to do more to reduce the amount of the waste going into landfills, ...