Tesco and Sainsbury's have been accused of misleading customers over their front-of-store recycling schemes after an investigation found that most soft plastic returned to stores was burned.

The European Union, Alliance to End Plastic Waste and ASASE Foundation have commissioned a cutting-edge plastic lumber factory ... deployment of a third recycling plant can be attributed to ...

The state of Washington is fining 35 companies a total of $416,000 for not using enough recycled plastic in their packaging, the first time it's issued penalties under a 2021 law. Washington's ...

Many people are familiar with its biochemical cousin cellulose, a byproduct of paper and wood milling. But the same processes produce 50 million tons ... Boston College chemists have developed an ...

Ever tentatively throw an item into a recycling bin, hoping it'll be recycled, but not totally sure it will? We can help!

EuRIC is calling for recycled-content targets for plastics in vehicles as discussions on the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) continues, saying such targets are vital to ensure automotive ...

This versatile building material is produced from recycled plastics, typically high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or a combination of various plastic types. Plastic Lumber Market by Product (Virgin ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better ...

But avoid recycling mail that includes foils, metalized stamping or plastic laminations. Anything covered in glitter also shouldn’t be put in the recycling bin. If envelopes have plastic address ...

Those gases can then be recycled into new plastics. “Because polypropylene and polyethylene are among the most difficult and expensive plastics to separate from each other in a mixed waste ...

Reducing the environmental impact caused by plastics can be addressed through different strategies, such as the manufacture of more durable plastics or recycling. In general, there are two main types ...