As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgments, new research argues. The ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

For years, Gary Anderson's friends even didn't know he designed the three iconic arrows.

Speakers at the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago discussed plastic film recycling initiatives and roadblocks. From left to right: Scott Fidler, manager of commercial recycling ...

Residents are reminded that they should never put plastic bags in with recycling or put any type of recycling in plastic bags. Always put recycling out in a sturdy reusable contai ...