A Canadian eco-innovator transforms plastic waste into a castle in Panama, inspiring sustainable building solutions.

Two chemists in lab coats, gloves, and safety glasses work in a fume hood. Chemists at the University of Copenhagen work on a way to recycle polyethylene terephthalate to create a carbon capture ...

BRUSSELS — Soda bottles labeled as “made with recycled plastic” could soon have more virgin plastic than you might think, ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

A new bill cosponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, could give Washingtonians refunds for glass and plastic, to boost recycling. OLYMPIA — In another effort to boost recycling in Washington, a ...

When Chris Clifford moved to Berlin a few years ago, he noticed something strange about the bottles of his favourite beverages. The designs for many beers and soft drinks were exactly the same: dark ...

CHIBA--JFE Engineering Corp. started a pilot operation on what it says is the world’s only furnace that can turn household ...

Virgin and rPET bottles in Michigan and California leached additives and hazardous chemicals, per a study funded by the ...

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Companies across the value chain are working together to expand the value of material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the recycling market. Executives with consumer products giant ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Australia's first large-scale soft plastics recycling facility is processing huge loads each day, turning waste into a useful ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...