Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Alex Jordan, University of ...

Plastic waste is a weighty concern for members of Latrobe’s Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Since last May, the church ...

As technology advances at a rapid pace, so does the pile of discarded electronics we leave behind. Electronic waste—commonly known as e-waste—refers to any electronic item that’s no longer wanted or ...

Different polymers make different types of plastic. Some polymers are better for recycling because they can be easily melted down and reshaped into new products. This includes number one on the ...

To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers ... flat cardboard, paper and different types of plastics. Steel cans go to the metal scrapyard, while ...

Dow is implementing solutions to recycle plastic waste to reduce the need for new ... dig up natural gas and oil and turn them into different types of plastic products, ranging from acrylic ...

The NOC researchers calculated the frequency of three different types of plastic, which together accounted for more than half of the world’s plastic waste. They took samples from a total of 12 ...