Experts identify multiple interlinked reasons why recycling is failing: Inefficient recycling plants – Processes such as ...

As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

WM bales and sells the plastic film it recovers at its MRF in Germantown, Wisconsin, as it does for other materials such as OCC and rigid plastics. Capturing this film, which is still not an item ...

For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on high-heat extrusion and mechanical separation, degrading the material ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Cincinnati — Greg Janson recycles plastics. That's what he does. But this doesn't mean he likes the conditions he sees every day in the industry. And the challenges facing the business call for a new ...

Ridwell, and companies like it, offer to take complex plastic items you can't put in your blue bin and find a home for them.

Flexible plastic recycling is no longer just a technical challenge. It has become a business imperative for brands, retailers ...

You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ...

Of the nearly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced annually, about half ends up discarded, polluting landscapes and waterways worldwide. Developing sustainable ways to recover, break down and ...

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based ...