Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Polyester plastics, commonly found in synthetic textiles and plastic components of home appliances, are notoriously difficult to recycle. In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the ...

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Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

ECOCCUBE uses 100% recycled waste plastic as its core material. WES-Tec Global relies on a proprietary process it calls ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

The New York-based bag brand Dagne Dover is the brainchild of three friends—Melissa Mash, Deepa Gandhi, and Jessy Dover—who all had fashion industry experience and were hard-pressed to find bags that ...

You toss them in the blue bin with confidence. A pizza box here, some shredded paper there, maybe that coffee cup from this ...

As brands roll back packaging pledges, recycled plastic is taking center stage — but at what cost? Here's why integrating alternative materials into supply chains makes the most business sense. The ...

A firsthand look at an innovative program to improve learning, encourage environmental action and empower women in Côte d’Ivoire. UNICEF USA Chief Program Officer Darla Silva visits with students at ...

Therefore, effective quality control of recycled plastics is a vital step in the production process for many companies. They need to be able to monitor, detect, and identify impurities of recycled ...

6. The 'Seedling' indicates the packaging it is stamped on is industrially compostable. Compostable plastics which carry this ...