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

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Every year, some 5.6 million metric tons of plastic packaging winds up in household waste in Germany after being used just ...

Andrea Bassetti of ICIS unpacks trade shifts, recycling policy gaps, and the future of plastics in North America.

Current plans are to have recycling hubs — each with two separate operations — in four distinct geographic locations around ...

Oceana estimates Coca-Cola will release 1.33B pounds of plastic into oceans by 2030. The company dropped its reuse pledge.

At the Plastics Recycling Conference in National Harbor, Md., industry leaders highlighted how transportation issues, rising ...

Cola’s World With Waste” exposes the beverage giant’s increasing plastic use amid growing health and environmental concerns ...

Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields. Some farmers say agricultural plastic, already a necessity for many crops, is becoming even more necessary as climate change fuels ...

WASHINGTON — By 2030 Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 602,000 metric tons of plastic waste entering the world ...