University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to break down plastic waste and turn it into a Parkinson's drug, ...

People have long been told that recycling is an effective way to prevent pollution and help the environment. But rumors that the plastics you put in the recycling bin wind up in a landfill instead ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

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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 ...

Plastic recycled to make vital drug in major milestone - ...

Walk into any of the stores operated by the four major supermarket chains serving the Boise area, and near an entrance you’ll find a bin inviting you to drop off plastic store bags and other soft ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

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Though you may have good intentions, not all takeout containers are easily recyclable. These are the six types you're better off tossing in the trash.