Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first ...

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 ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...

Recovery rates for plastic film jumped between 2022 and 2024, but bottles were recovered for recycling at lower rates than ...

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking an important California law from going into effect. SB 343 aimed to ...

After the scheme collapsed in 2022, many Australians were left wondering what to do with their bread bags, chip packets and cling wrap. The good news? A new national soft plastics recycling scheme is ...

A new study out of China backs what many have already said: global plastic recycling is stagnant in the face of rapidly growing production. Researchers at Tsinghua University peg the global plastic ...

With only 9% of all plastic ever produced successfully recycled and up to 10 million tons entering oceans annually, the plastics industry faces mounting pressure to close the loop on waste. Clariant ...

Is recycling worth it? Not according to the world's richest man, Elon Musk. "Recycling is pointless," Musk wrote in mid-December to 207.8 million followers on the social media platform he owns. The ...