Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

Place rinsed plastic bottles, jugs and jars loose in the bin. Lids may remain on. Only plastic bottles, jugs and jars are ...

Paula's Retired Recyclers collects plastic lids and helps schools, churches and other organizations get benches made from the ...

The city of Houston is asking residents to leave plastic water bottles intact when placing them in recycling bins. According to city officials, crushed or flattened plastic bottles can confuse the ...

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...

It's no secret that plastic water bottles are detrimental to the environment and to our health. Here are the best and worst ...

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

H’ers learn to be more aware of the waste they generate and ways to reduce their impact on the planet and encourage others to ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to ...

About 100 million metric tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the world's most commonly used plastics, are ...

Leaders from Republic Services, Rumpke Waste & Recycling and elsewhere discussed their role in recycling plastics at the ...

Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.