Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method ...

As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s especially true when it comes to dumpster diving, an activity that involves searching through commercial dumpsters and garbage ...

The recycling symbol isn’t copyrighted, which means any plastic-producing company can slap it on their products, even if they aren’t recyclable. That piece of paper or plastic that we supposed ...

Polypropylene is just as big in packaging as PET but it is recycled at a fraction of PET. Only 8 percent of 1.2 million tons of post-consumer PP is recycled.

The new "Empire Bins" are designed to be emptied with modern garbage trucks, and have locks that can only be opened with a ...

Amazon has yet to set a deadline for when it will eliminate plastic-padded shipping bags, or make a commitment to eliminate the remaining single-use plastic used in its shipments, including other ...