Recycled plastic wood products firm Plastecowood, whose carbon-negative products collectively remove some 40m unwanted plastic items annually from the UK’s waste stream, is set for significant ...

Lixil Corp., a maker of toilets sold under brand names including Grohe and American Standard, wants to tackle a different kind of waste: The millions of tons of plastic dumped into landfills or oceans ...

Recycled plastic furniture maker Poly-Wood LLC is investing $61.6 million and adding 300 jobs at its factory in North Carolina, as the company continues a growth push. In a July 27 announcement from ...

This project proves that turning isn’t limited to wood. Recycled plastic, once seen as trash, becomes a vibrant medium that ...

Analysts from ICIS, Wood Mackenzie and PetroChem Wire spoke to the trends influencing plastic recycling during a session at the 2023 Plastics Recycling Conference, hosted by Resource Recycling in ...

The ultra-strong recycled material, Recycled Plastic Lumber, is made of polymer-reinforced composites, a material that is reinforced like concrete. The material will be used as a replacement for wood ...

The EU Packaging Waste Outlook 2023-2034 highlights Europe’s steady progress toward sustainability. In 2023, the EU generated 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste with a 67.5% recycling rate, ...

The EU has recorded a recycling rate of 42.1% of all the generated plastic packaging waste, indicating an increase in the ...

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. Researchers warn that unknown and toxic additives make ...