Companies’ use of the word recycling to describe linear processes “does real harm,” Budris added. It “gives consumers a false ...

That explains the excitement around a chemical plant that will start commercial operations this year in northeast England. In ...

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute says mechanical recycling of plastic offers climate benefits.

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 ...

Plastic bags are not recyclable by Rumpke. Do not place plastic bags in the recycling bin. This is one of the most common mistakes in curbside recycling, Rumpke reports, when recyclable items are ...

After nearly five years of evaluating urban plastic reduction pilot models across Vietnam, the World Wide Fund for Nature ...

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