A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to ...

A research team has introduced an innovative solution for the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Some 5,000 students from this city’s public elementary joined the launching of an initiative aimed at recycling single-use plastic waste into school furniture.

Lawmakers came close to approving the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act last session. That bill would require the state to reduce its use of single-use plastic packaging by 30% over ...

ABC Science took three packaging products that are common and relatively easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles — to see just how much of each makes it through ...

Talks resume this year as more than 100 countries pursue a pact that limits plastic production as well as tackles cleanup and recycling. The U.S., China and Germany are the biggest players in the ...

More than 100 countries want an ambitious treaty that limits plastic production while tackling cleanup and recycling. U.S. manufacturers have asked Trump to remain at the negotiating table but ...

Synthetic braiding hair is increasingly facing criticism due to health reasons and its impacts on the environment.

The main question was if 20 HK cents were enough of a reward for people to turn in their plastic bottles. “Today, the behaviour is not towards recycling, and we are trying to change that ...