Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 soda bottles in ice - Scukrov/Getty Images When you finish your last fizzy sip of soda, it is tempting to just chuck that ...

Chemists at CU Boulder have developed a new way to recycle a common type of plastic found in soda bottles and other packaging. The team’s method relies on electricity and some nifty chemical reactions ...

If you're up for a DIY, try any of these fun ways to reuse plastic bottles in your home and backyard. See ideas for outdoor decor, desk organizers, and more.

An open aluminum can on its side with various silver coins in front of it - Maciej Dubel/Shutterstock As the 1960s gave way to the 1970s, "America the Beautiful" became more like "America the Trash ...

Scientists created a solar reactor that turns plastic waste into clean hydrogen. See how this scalable tech tackles two big ...