You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic ...

“Crosslinking softens the interface between polymer types. Then the dynamic on-and-off of the links helps the two species ...

Explore innovative plastic recycling solutions and processes in this video. Gain insights into the equipment and techniques used for transforming plastic waste into valuable resources. Learn about the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Technology is giving us more options for plastic waste, but new methods are still far from perfect. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...

A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York. A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New ...

ProPublica finds advanced recycling techniques are not matching mechanical recycling’s rate of converting discarded plastic into new plastic. For genuine circularity, investments in mechanical ...

So many of us have grown up learning not to throw away plastics - right? -like, that they belong in the recycling bin, not the trash. Well now, California is suing ExxonMobil and saying that that is a ...

A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren't commonly recycled. Here's how you can play your part in reducing plastic waste.

Use scissors or a craft knife to cut the plastic into desired shapes. Heat tools can also be used to soften the plastic for ...