Plastic waste, harmful to the environment, has been increasing continually in Germany in recent years. Packaging generates ...

In two new books, the rise of recycling is a story of illusory promises, often entwined with disturbing political agendas.

While a key first step is trying to get less mail, here’s what to know about what can and can’t go into your recycling bin.

To give them a hand, the Trex Co. has developed an online, searchable directory that identifies local recycling sites for polyethylene (PE) bags and film. Trex, which has launched the NexTrex Plastic ...

California's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil throws plastic recycling into doubt. We look at what the consumer should do.

Reader's Digest covered the topic and found that some facilities use a "single-stream system" for sorting their recyclables.

Supporters see an opportunity to reuse plastic waste and create jobs, while some residents and environmental groups say it’s ...

Since Boise’s first recycling center opened in the 1970s, residents have faced confusion over exactly which items are ...

THE top 10 items Brits mistakenly throw away have been revealed. Boomers have been praised as the nation’s best recyclers ...

In a move even more enticing than the satisfying pop of those tiny plastic bubbles, the initiative makes it simple for ...

In 2021, the plastic recycling rate was 44 percent, according to data from the U.K. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Those numbers are for mechanical recycling. Our sister paper ...

U.S. consumers have not had a comprehensive online directory of places to drop off film and bags for recycling since the end ...