Global plastic recycling rates are now stuck at under 10 per cent, a comprehensive new study shows. Plastic production has exploded in the meantime, creating a "pressing global environmental challenge ...

A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer.

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 ...

Your plastic to-go cups are now “widely recyclable.” That’s according to an announcement made in February by Starbucks, the ...

Inequities in waste collection and funding are a major global issue, according to an updated report. Upfront investments ...