The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announces the second year of Recycling in Action—an initiative designed to show the public what happens after ...

At least three dozen facilities will open their doors as part of the Recycling in Action campaign organized by the ...

When items travel along a conveyor belt at a sorting facility, they move past a fast-spinning magnetic rotor at the end. This ...

The EPA is reconsidering air pollution regulations for chemical plastic recycling facilities, prompting concerns from ...

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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 ...

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Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most ...

If you toss anything you think is recyclable in your bin, it's time to stop that 'wish-cycling' habit because you're likely ...

New chemical reactions aren't everyday phenomena, but that's exactly what researchers in Australia discovered, and it could ...

If those old plastic pots are piling up in your garden shed, bundle them into your car. There's a place in most towns and ...