Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic ...

Developed by Los Angeles-based Lumiterra, the aluminum cup contains recycled content and continually can be recycled in ...

Starbucks will replace its plastic cups at select stores in California and several other states after a KCAL News investigation showed that its current plastic cold cups ended up in landfills.

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

Unlike glass and metal, different types of plastic have different chemical compositions and cannot be recycled together. Most domestic recycling systems — including Albany's — are limited to ...

In 2024, Licking County residents collected more than 4.8 million pounds of material in the 22 public drop-off recycling sites throughout the county and government buildings. Rumpke of Ohio, Inc ...

Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic are projected to accumulate in the environment by 2050. Enzymatic and ...