Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

Polyester plastics, commonly found in synthetic textiles and plastic components of home appliances, are notoriously difficult to recycle. In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the ...

As brands roll back packaging pledges, recycled plastic is taking center stage — but at what cost? Here's why integrating alternative materials into supply chains makes the most business sense. The ...

Scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are winners of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for creating a plastic that can be infinitely recycled. Can you design a new type of plastic that ...

At CES 2026, WES-Tec Global showcased a construction technology aimed at tackling plastic pollution ...

The New York-based bag brand Dagne Dover is the brainchild of three friends—Melissa Mash, Deepa Gandhi, and Jessy Dover—who all had fashion industry experience and were hard-pressed to find bags that ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Therefore, effective quality control of recycled plastics is a vital step in the production process for many companies. They need to be able to monitor, detect, and identify impurities of recycled ...

The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), both based in Washington, recently released updates to ReMA’s ISRI Specifications and the APR Model Bale ...

A firsthand look at an innovative program to improve learning, encourage environmental action and empower women in Côte d’Ivoire. UNICEF USA Chief Program Officer Darla Silva visits with students at ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...