In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...

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That explains the excitement around a chemical plant that will start commercial operations this year in northeast England. In ...

Can you actually reuse plastic bags? Experts share how to safely reuse plastic bags and when to recycle instead.

Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

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Sorting out answers at Staten Island’s giant paper pulp vat and the massive sifter in Brooklyn — including why seeing metal thrown in the trash makes one waste expert “weak in the knees.” ...