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

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

From microplastics clogging up our oceans to landfills leaching dangerous chemicals, plastic waste is a serious and growing ...

Plastic overcapacity in China and additional regulations in Europe have created complications in a sector where supply is not ...

Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...