A new water bottle from a startup called Cove looks like it’s made from ordinary plastic. But it’s the first of its kind to be made from a blend of PHA, a type of bio-based plastic that’s designed to ...

Lots of single-use water bottles made from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) end up in landfills, but there's a growing ...

Researchers have developed new methods to upcycle poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) from discarded bottles into components for supercapacitors, devices that store and release energy quickly.

As focus on global climate change increases, researchers have honed in on decreasing the amount of fossil fuels used in plastic. A University of Minnesota study into the environmental impacts of the ...

NEW YORK -- Polo Ralph Lauren just launched a new version of its iconic polo shirt, only this one is made from plastic bottles. The company says The Earth Polo is made entirely of recycled plastic ...

You’ve realized that single-use plastic water bottles are destroying our planet, killing marine life, and negatively ...

Bottled water is a daily purchase for some and a luxury for others. Find out why people in the US love buying plastic water ...

Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, and 7 are more difficult.