Two chemists in lab coats, gloves, and safety glasses work in a fume hood. Chemists at the University of Copenhagen work on a way to recycle polyethylene terephthalate to create a carbon capture ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

Plastic is everywhere. From water bottles and food containers to household items and packaging, modern life depends heavily ...

Bottle bills will face the same hurdles as in years’ past, but supporters in places like Maryland and Washington hope new ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura’s research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) *1, PET bottles and ...

Sicily’s closed-loop glass recycling system is demonstrating how rethinking packaging infrastructure—not consumer ...

German study proves automated sorting can recover nearly half of hospital plastic waste for recycling into new products ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...

PET bottle used by Suntory PepsiCo Beverage is made from 100 percent recycled materials and approved by Thai FDA. Suntory PepsiCo says it has obtained certification from the Food and Drug ...

Thirty-six thousand square feet can hardly contain the expanding operations of Cincinnati Recycle and Reuse Hub, a waste diversion non-profit located in Price Hill. Nicknamed “the Hub”, this ...