Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have devised a new method of recycling black polystyrene, however, simply using ...

When Nestle SA tweaked its plastic packaging goals in 2022, few noticed. The shift in language on the website of the world’s largest food maker pledged to mostly use plastic “designed for” recycling ...

(CN) — A federal judge on Monday denied ExxonMobil’s request to throw out a nuisance claim brought by a group of environmental organizations who say the oil behemoth knowingly misled the public about ...

A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York. Credit - Hulton Archive/Epics—Getty Images Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may ...

You toss that yogurt container into the recycling bin. It feels good, right? You're doing your part for the environment.

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

Recycling is something many of us try to do right, but it can get tricky without realizing it. I've learned that even small mistakes in recycling habits can cause bigger problems than we expect. Some ...

A bill proposed in the Minnesota Legislature last week would require all packaging in the state to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2032. The Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act (House ...

One category of recyclables may even lose its recycling symbol altogether.