Most people who separate their plastic waste for recycling assume the bulk of it will in fact be recycled. But current ...

Only 5 to 6% of plastic waste produced in the U.S. is actually recycled. A new report accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to "mislead" the public about the viability of recycling.

Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will. by Sarah J. Morath, Opinion Contributor - 11/21/23 12:00 PM ET ...

Mapping out material flows for PET and other polyolefins highlighted some gaps in the material flow system for some plastics. When analyzing material flow value chains for plastics, Johnson of RRS ...

The simplified approach that focuses on the size and shape of plastic items rather than the numerical codes printed on them.

WASHINGTON — Petrochemical companies like those along the Houston Ship Channel have for nearly a decade invested billions of dollars in developing advanced recycling systems to curb the flow of ...

California’s new lawsuit says that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste. Despite that knowledge, the lawsuit says, the company ...

Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities can't be recycled. Recycling plastic on your curbside isn't as simple as it used to be.

Plastic Recycling Market Plastic Recycling Market Dublin, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plastic Recycling - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets ...

A report recently released by the Walpole, New Hampshire-based U.S. Plastics Pact stresses a dual approach of “voluntary action and bold public policy” to expand the use of postconsumer resin (PCR) in ...

Some countries, including the UK, US, New Zealand and Canada, have already introduced policies to stem the flow of plastics into the environment. Measures include plastic-bag taxes and bans on ...