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Jan Dell is a collector. But instead of art or action figures, she collects what she calls “bad plastic containers.” She is a connoisseur and a completist: Her specimens include lids from oatmeal ...

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That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...

A new cellulose-based material platform developed in Finland responds to tightening regulatory requirements and industry ...

Plastics processed through Louisville's recycling program were sent to a controversial "chemical recycling" plant in Ohio for ...

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According to industry insiders, around 1,000 enterprises are currently engaged in plastic recycling in Bangladesh, processing nearly 4 lakh tonnes of waste annually.