When recycling plastic bottles, check to see if they say "crush to conserve" on the label. If so, remove the lid and crush ...

As a proof of concept, it seems as though this machine was made from repurposed plastic, but it could also be made using whatever filament you happen to have on hand. As far as recycling goes ...

Amid increasing concern related to plastic bag and film recycling, Trex Company is making it easier than ever for Americans ...

The legislation would also establish a legal framework for technologies like chemical recycling and require EPA to establish ...

UK consumers use around 13 billion plastic drinks bottles a year but more than three billion are not recycled Firms responsible for a significant proportion of supermarket plastic packaging have ...

Most people are trying their best to recycle plastic - but the many different ways in which recycling is collected by councils across the UK has left them confused over what can be recycled and ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...

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 ...

Worldwide, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled — largely through mechanical processing, creating products like drainage pipes — and 19% is incinerated. The rest is either buried in landfills ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the cardboard you toss into the recycling bin ... This process yields large reels of ...

You get a clump in one spot and none in another, so you’re wasting both time and deicer. Here’s a great solution. Make a “sidewalk salt shaker” from a big plastic coffee container with a handle. Poke ...