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, ...

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

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

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 ...

SK chemicals (CEO and President Ahn Jae -hyun) announced on the 13th that it will participate in CHINAPLAS 2025, to be held from April 15 for three days at the Shenzhen World Convention and Exhibition ...

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When ...

“The Erie Regional Chamber is frustrated by the financial pressure building due to economic uncertainty at the federal level, ...

The company had planned to recycle 160,000 tons of plastic waste a year and turn about 20,000 tons of it into a new product ...

STADLER Anlagenbau has completed the design and installation of the new Republic Services Polymer Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. This marks the second facility developed for Republic Services, ...

Recycling industry analysts say high-level trends affecting markets and manufacturing will affect recyclers as trade war ...

These plastics are derived from starches such as maize, wheat, potato and cassava. One example is thermoplastic starch (TPS), which is crafted from corn starch and glycerol. TPS is used as a ...

One Redditor shared how they use their old medication bottles to propagate plants, saying, "I knew I hoarded old pill bottles ...