The alliance aims to expand recycling access for polystyrene and drive higher recycling rates.

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely used plastics, commonly found in bottles, fibers, and many other ...

A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

FFRA resource aims to increase consumer access to recycling collection points and plastic film recycling rates by providing ...

Or, most likely, bags of all kinds mixing with the mandated orange bags for plastic recycling. Tucsonans seem to love the idea of recycling. In fact, they love recycling so much they seem to be ...

Granted, the success of recycling plastic is abysmal — the U.S. rate is roughly 7% — but in theory it can be done. So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Ariz., where I live ...

Step into the fascinating process of recycling plastic waste and witness its transformation into useful products. From discarded scraps to fully formed toilet jugs and jerry cans, every step ...

The City Commission voted Monday to repeal a four-year-old ban on commercial use of plastic straws, intended to protect the ...

Hospitals have to use a lot of single-use plastics to deliver care for patients. In today’s episode, we look at how one is cutting down through their medical plastics recycling initiative.

It's a hard plastic signified by the number "1" inside the triangle. Once a PET bottle goes to a recycling plant, Exchange for Change's Ms Smalley said, they're "sorted, washed and shredded into ...

If you have been to a convenience site to drop off recyclables in the last week or so you may have been frustrated by being ...