Sue Capone sorts plastic Friday while volunteering with the Community Bench Project. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) SARANAC LAKE — The sound of plastic rustling, friendly chit-chat and scissors ...

With the rise in plastic usage and a growing population, Cameroon's waste processing industry is struggling to keep up with the increasing demand. This has given rise to an informal waste processing ...

Researchers are working on manipulating the digestive systems of wax worms to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic. In 2017, European researchers discovered a potential solution. The larvae ...

Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...

The world’s biggest consumer goods companies are trying out alternatives to plastic as pollution worries mount, but finding packaging that is truly sustainable without being cumbersome is proving to ...

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said. The ...

In this video, the creator shows how to turn discarded HDPE plastic into functional toy cars. The process includes collecting, melting, molding, and assembling parts, offering a creative and ...

In this video, we cover tips and tricks for finding, processing, melting, and working with HDPE, a versatile material with a low melting point that produces no toxic fumes. The video includes a ...

A recycling company founded by a former Alaska fisherman has begun accepting plastic waste that wasn’t previously accepted for recycling in Anchorage. Patrick Simpson, owner of Alaska Plastic Recovery ...

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) production could be revolutionized by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller. The new method leaves virtually no carbon ...