Busan, South Korea — Several non-profit groups that operate U.S. curbside recycling programs have a simple message to diplomats trying to write a global plastics treaty: Be skeptical about seeing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WM bales and sells the plastic film it recovers at its MRF in Germantown, Wisconsin, as it does for other materials such as OCC ...

Have you ever stood in front of a recycling bin, holding a yogurt cup, wondering if you're doing the right thing? Most of us have. We've been told for decades that tossing items into those blue bins ...

It’s no secret that when it comes to household-generated paper and plastics, the U.S. has a recovery problem. Recent reports, including those published by The Recycling Partnership (TRP), Washington, ...

Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

Have you ever noticed recycling arrows on the sides of your bread or produce bags? They show that those bags can be recycled, but you likely can't include them with your curbside recycling.

Cincinnati — Greg Janson recycles plastics. That's what he does. But this doesn't mean he likes the conditions he sees every day in the industry. And the challenges facing the business call for a new ...

Panelists at this year’s Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference discussed challenges in residential packaging recovery and methods for improvement. From left to right: Johnny Gold of the Gold Group ...