Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

Founder Keefe Harrison said the organization’s shift toward recycling policy advocacy has helped spark improvements to ...

Plastic pollution is a severe environmental issue, especially affecting our oceans. Each year, millions of tons of plastic ...

A new study from Tsinghua University highlights the widening gap between plastic production and recycling, with global recycling rates stagnating at just 9 percent.

John Starke For decades, waste management was viewed as a simple logistical challenge: collect, transport, and dispose. But ...