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

Still, North Carolina is among dozens of states that have mandatory recycling requirements, The Charlotte Observer previously ...

Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised ... conducts a tape test on various clothing items to compare ...

I stashed all my trash for one week to assess where I could make sustainable swaps. Here’s what I changed to reduce my ...

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Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method ...

Vivomer, a natural polymer solution developed by UK materials pioneer Shellworks, is providing retail and other industries ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

In case you missed it, in August of this year there were more than 8 billion of us on the planet. Although seven billion or ...

Only 9.5% of the world’s plastic produced in 2022 came from recycled materials, a study shows (Owen Humphreys/PA) Less than a tenth of the 400 million tonnes of plastic produced around the world ...

Only 9.5% of the world’s plastic produced in 2022 came from recycled materials, a study shows (Owen Humphreys/PA) Less than a tenth of the 400 million tonnes of plastic produced around the world is ...