The disclosure provides a clearer view of how future regulation is likely to affect packaging design, recycled content ...

But this breakthrough doesn't stand alone; recent developments in plastic science and recycling include pyrolysis research to ...

The global advanced recycling market is projected to grow significantly, driven by regulatory mandates and corporate ...

The EU is preparing stricter customs controls and new codes to prevent virgin plastic from being labeled as recycled.

Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours ...

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers ...

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

TOKYO >> Manufacturers that use large amounts of plastic will be required, under a planned revision of a law, to set targets for recycled plastic usage and to report the actual amount used. The move ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

The MIT HAUS team is pioneering 3D-printed floor trusses from recycled plastic, aiming to revolutionize sustainable ...