Plastic waste is a growing environmental and human health problem, and more effective recycling is fundamental for solving it, Vittorio Fattori, a food security officer at the United Nations' Food and ...

An explainer outlines U.S. plastic waste levels and staged reduction steps, significant amid low recycling rates and mounting ...

Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...

Recycling is a great thing when it actually conserves resources and prevents pollution. But does it work, or does it just ...

One possible solution that’s emerged in recent years is advanced recycling. Advanced recycling, also called chemical ...

“The City of San José compensates recycling contractors based on levels of contamination found in the recycling carts: the ...

According to the Washington-based Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the 2024 U.S. Post-Consumer Plastic Recycling Study finds that at least 5.1 billion pounds of postconsumer plastic generated ...

County director says small steps at home can keep thousands of tons out of the landfill ...

St Augustine's College has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Catholic SHS/SHTS/TVET Plastic Waste Management Competition for ...

MANILA, Philippines — Plastic waste in the Philippines moves through a long chain of systems before it reaches rivers, coastlines, dumpsites or landfills. What begins as packaging in stores passes ...

I already do a lot of what I read in your column, but the following did give me pause: You recently wrote, “Larger plastic ...