We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...

Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ...

Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics ...

Plastic waste has long outpaced our ability to deal with it, largely because the most common packaging plastics are hard to ...

The organization says its new report examines mechanical, dissolution and chemical recycling across key material streams.

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. In October 2024, the Austrian Federal Minister for Labor and Economy, Martin Kocher, presented the award in Vienna.

Austrian recycling technology companies say joint venture Blueone Solutions will focus on plastics recycling industry standards. Manfred Hackl, CEO of the Erema Group, says the new JV will help ...

Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...