As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a ...

A Nigerian man in Germany shared how much he made from gathering and submitting used plastic bottles. He showed how he got ...

When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen is that it will be recycled in the UK. Instead, a huge amount of plastic ...

became increasingly aware of the volume of plastic water bottles being discarded around the area. Wanting to make a ...

With Global Recycling Day on 18 March 2025, now is the perfect time to explore what the waste economy is really about and how ...

Only 5% to 6% of plastic used in the United States gets recycled, according to Judith Enck, a former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator who is an environmental activist ...

Pyrolysis breaks down plastic and generates potentially useful oil − but it’s not a silver bullet for the planet.

The cheapest designer bag you can get your hands on is coming to Woolworths, courtesy of British designer Anya Hindmarch.

Beyond supermarkets, several retailers offer incentives for recycling textiles. For instance, by bringing a bag of unwanted ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out ... In partnership with SC Johnson, the plastic is recycled to use in Windex bottles. As the founder of Plastic Bank wrote recently, “For ...