The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District will begin accepting plastic grocery bags on Nov. 15 at the Lorain County ...

In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a cost of £7m, while rival Viridor closed ...

That’s the conclusion of a new analysis from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), which says that if America dominates the coming advanced recycling industry the same way it has dominated technology, ...

We’ve managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it’s daunting to think about what could be done with the tons upon tons of nonbiodegradable waste. And as much as we are trying to scale back our ...

Reusable storage food bags are a great way to simplify your kitchen while cutting down on waste but you need to clean them ...

In a landfill, a plastic bottle can take more than a thousand years to break down. But a new process can transform polyethylene plastic in days, using bacteria to eat the waste and then turn it into a ...

Green Science Alliance synthesizes carbon quantum dots that could be used in solar cells, high-definition displays, and ...

Focused on education instead of punishment, the inspectors place either “oops” tags on bins that contain improper materials ...

A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup ...

Lettuce, spinach, kale and other greens are often sold in sealed plastic bags or clamshells, which are designed to keep them ...