Going completely plastic-free may be possible, but plastic is so woven into daily life that even the most committed ...

Biffa Waste, an integrated waste management company based in the U.K., has called for phasing out problem plastics and making packaging as recyclable as possible with a focus on closed loop recycling.

“The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear and undeniable,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), when the fifth negotiation session for an ...

In the future, microorganisms could help return hard-to-recycle plastics to the recycling loop. Nick Wierckx, a molecular ...

When the Center for Climate Integrity released its report about plastic recycling, one might have expected the environmentalist non-profit to encourage the practice. Anyone raised in the late-20th and ...