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.

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that targets one of our most problematic polymers. The findings are detailed in a ...

Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars ...

The company says “char,” a byproduct of its chemical recycling process, is being commercialized under the Tacfiller name and ...

searchers have developed a method to break down PET, one of the world’s most widely used plastics, for sustainable recycling ...

"Curbside recycling is one positive step in resource conservation and managing our waste, but are you certain the materials ...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a key material in bottles, packaging, and clothing fibers, is notoriously difficult to recycle because of its strong molecular bonds. Tens of millions of tons are ...

Since COVID-19, even drinks bottles made of recycled plastic – the most commonly recycled plastic item – have become less viable. The recycled plastic to make them is 83% to 93% more expensive than ...