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.

An Erie environmental leader says after 40 years of false promises about plastic recycling, Erie seems to still be falling for the smoke and mirrors.

Not all plastics can be recycled. And if you aren't rinsing out containers and removing labels from those that are, you could ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from ...

Plastics take between 20 and 500 years to break down, depending on the type of material and its exposure to sunlight.

A recent scientific study indicates that common black plastic cooking utensils may contain seriously unwanted toxic chemicals ...

The global wood plastic composite (WPC) floorings industry size is to be worth USD 2.23 billion in 2023. The market is to ...

Findings presented this week in the journal Chemosphere show that a variety of household products made with recycled black plastic — including food service ware, kitchen utensils, and toys ...

Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in the environment and managing plastic waste is a global problem. In addition to developing ...

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 ...