6. The 'Seedling' indicates the packaging it is stamped on is industrially compostable. Compostable plastics which carry this ...

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

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Australia's first large-scale soft plastics recycling facility is processing huge loads each day, turning waste into a useful ...

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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 ...

Discover how worms and other organisms are transforming plastic recycling. A significant portion of the world’s plastic ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

In most cases, Christmas decorations, including artificial trees, ornaments and string lights, can be recycled.

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 ...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Scientists have discovered that recycled plastic contains a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that can seep into water. These substances are affecting the genes linked to fat ...