The vast majority of the world’s plastic isn’t recycled because it’s currently cheaper to produce new plastic. But nature has ...

“Taking a plastic bottle and turning it into part of a pair of sneakers that after a year will be buried or burned is not perpetuating a cycle,” said Kevin Budris, deputy director of Just Zero, a ...

In an eye-opening episode of BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth, presenters Helen Czerski and Tom Heap discuss the problem. With the ...

The makeup of each product is so specific that even green and clear soda bottles made of No. 1 plastic cannot be recycled ...

Scientists are looking for new ways to recycle plastic in an endless loop, so it never becomes waste. Now, revolutionary technology is advancing the movement. PureCycle Technology presents a major ...

This article details how Aramco is using recycled plastic waste in the construction of new highways and the program aims to ...

Plastic recycling remains a serious problem ... undermining public motivation to recycle. "That's why educational initiatives that show the journey of waste from collection to recycling are ...

We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present ... “However, some plastic utensils might be made from recycled plastics and some ...

As a proof of concept, it seems as though this machine was made from repurposed plastic, but it could also be made using whatever filament you happen to have on hand. As far as recycling goes ...

That’s why Mohawk made us look twice when they announced SolidTech R. Yes, it looks like wood, but it’s not. Instead, it’s made with recycled single-use plastic bottles and natural stone ...

Economics further explains why this practice is also common ... The US, by contrast, does recycle the bulk of its plastic waste. Yet it still does export substantial volumes: In 2018, the US ...