Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

When items travel along a conveyor belt at a sorting facility, they move past a fast-spinning magnetic rotor at the end. This ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to stick ...

Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also ...

To encourage more recycling, the U.K. taxes single-use plastic products containing less than 30% recycled material. But aside from a manufacturer's word, there isn't an easy way to verify this ...

On a typical trash collection day, neighborhoods are lined with blue or green recycling bins filled with plastic water bottles and milk jugs, beer bottles and aluminum cans. There are also takeout ...

A practical guide to recycling plastic bottles at home, covering easy methods to clean, cut, and repurpose them into useful ...

The plastic CamelBak bottles displayed in a Target in East Hanover, New Jersey, offer a promise to ecologically conscious buyers. On the front of each is a bright blue sticker with the words “Tritan ...

Is recycling worth it? Take a deep dive into Raleigh recycling and learn about what and how to recycle, what happens to the things we recycle and much more. To fully understand the recycling process ...

Wondering what to recycle and what not to recycle in your curbside bins? This recycling guide can help.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The holiday season can bring an uptick in packaging, boxes, plastics and other recyclables. That's why it's important to know what ...