To reduce plastic waste, we must modernize our recycling system. The formation of the Recycling Leadership Council is a pivotal step toward transforming how America manages plastic waste,” said John ...

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

The coalition, led by the Consumer Brands Association, aims to work with Congress to spur recycling innovation across the U.S ...

A practical guide to creating building beams from recycled plastic waste.

The setup includes at least eight stages, including a separating system, a cooling area, and a continuous pyrolysis line. Its ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

Supporters say the Recycling Technology Innovation Act, backed by ACC, would streamline permitting and strengthen domestic supply chains for recycled plastic. But critics say reclassification could ...

This collaboration between four RASEI Fellows shows how electricity can be used to impart ‘superoxide powers’ to oxygen gas molecules from air, enabling the efficient recycling of PET plastics. In ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are ...