California strengthens its plastic bag ban, requiring grocery stores and retailers to offer only recycled paper bags by 2026. Environmental groups praise the decision, while the plastics industry ...

Mitch Hecht, CEO of International Recycling Group, hopes to have money raised for recycling plant by the end of the year.

Members of local environmental groups say there are alternatives to building a plastics recycling plant on Erie's east side.

Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

The American Chemistry Council backs a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that would place a 30 percent recycled ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste and ASASE Foundation have commissioned a cutting-edge plastic lumber factory with an impressive capacity of 2,000 tonnes. This marks a significant step towards ...

And we're even doing it at a rate that's almost five times faster than the equivalent materials are being recycled. The volume of e-waste generated rose from 34 billion kilograms (about 75 billion ...

The state of Washington is fining 35 companies a total of $416,000 for not using enough recycled plastic in their packaging, the first time it's issued penalties under a 2021 law. Washington's ...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste and ASASE Foundation have commissioned a cutting-edge plastic lumber factory with an impressive capacity of 2,000 tonnes. This marks a significant step towards ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...