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

Xiaotui the magical recycle bin is now entertaining guests in Tomorrowland at Shanghai Disney Resort. Xiaotui the Magical ...

Plastic pollution is a massive global crisis; however, by making small, everyday changes, you can help reduce the amount of ...

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are ...

Residents can add these containers to their carts beginning Nov. 1.

New plastics legislation in California and what the EPA’s new Safer Choice rules say — and don’t say — about mass balance and ...

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 ...

A council is inviting people to donate old clothes and fabric as part of a recycling trial which will raise money for charity and potentially create new clothing. Residents will be able to donate ...

Assistant professor Ina Vollmer received an ERC Starting Grant for her plastic recycling research. The main goal of the five-year project is to gain fundamental insight into the innovative process of ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...

This advancement could prove pivotal in tackling one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges: plastic waste. Traditional recycling methods often degrade plastic into lower-quality ...

“Plastic recycling is not something we do well. ... We only get about 5% or 6% per year. So there’s a hunt for new technologies that will do better than that,” he said. “My basic warning ...