Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." A research team led by ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling rates across the United States made a notable climb in 2023, according to Middleton, Wisconsin-based National Association for PET Container Resources’ ...

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