European nations voted Friday to allow for chemical recycling to play a larger role in the production of plastic bottles, ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

Plastic waste has long outpaced our ability to deal with it, largely because the most common packaging plastics are hard to ...

But this breakthrough doesn't stand alone; recent developments in plastic science and recycling include pyrolysis research to ...

BizAcumen Inc. has released a report that analyzes the market dynamics for plastic bottle recycling. In its report, Plastic Bottle Recycling: Worldwide Market Trends, BizAcumen notes that consumption ...

Student-led reverse vending machines are rewarding people with bus tickets for recycling plastic bottles, promoting cleaner ...

Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ...

The Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council (CPRC) and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), Florence, Kentucky, have announced the release of the jointly produced “Your Bottles ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." A research team led by ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." A research team led by ...

Reduce your footprint as you create delightful decor and helpful tools with these 10 clever plastic water bottle DIYs to try ...

Americans recycled more plastics bottles in 2009 for the 20th straight year, although the overall recycling rate remains at just 28%. The amount of bottles recycled rose 46 million lb (2%) in 2009, ...