You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 9, 2026 / For decades, plastic economics were built around one assumption: ...

Conflict in Iran has raised the cost of oil and downstream products like virgin plastic. That's a boon for recycled plastic, which is now cost competitive.

Watchdog group glued trackers to 53 of the chain’s cups across nine states and found none ended up at a recycling facility ...

It's easy to believe this common myth about recycling food plastic, but it's actually causing more harm to the environment ...

The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact materials offers clear environmental benefits but also raises crucial chemical safety concerns that underscore the need for ...

The environmental group calls Starbucks' "widely recyclable" claims deceptive after it attached tracking devices to 53 ...

Under the proposal, certification would become compulsory for mechanically recycled plastic used in packaging.

The soft plastic recycling industry wants more waste to stay here, saying too much material is being sent overseas.

Canadian researchers with Light House found that 77% of plastic collected at construction sites was recyclable. It recommends ...

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.