The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the ...

Sorting plastic is hard; scientists found compatibilizers may enable direct recycling of mixed plastics into 3D-printed ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announces the second year of Recycling in Action—an initiative designed to show the public what happens after ...

At least three dozen facilities will open their doors as part of the Recycling in Action campaign organized by the ...

It's commonly believed that recycling plastic waste on a large scale will have a positive impact on the environment, but the ...

Just a tiny fraction of the plastic Australia uses each year gets recycled. This year’s oil shock could cause a rethink.

When items travel along a conveyor belt at a sorting facility, they move past a fast-spinning magnetic rotor at the end. This ...

As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

For WUWM's "Beats Me" series, a listener asked which plastics are recyclable in Wisconsin. Turns out, it varies depending on ...

Chemical recycling sparks both hope and controversy: some hail it as a game changer in the battle against plastic waste; others doubt that its feasibility and risks are worth the investment.

New chemical reactions aren't everyday phenomena, but that's exactly what researchers in Australia discovered, and it could ...

This collaboration between four RASEI Fellows shows how electricity can be used to impart ‘superoxide powers’ to oxygen gas molecules from air, enabling the efficient recycling of PET plastics. In ...