Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

Sister Joanne Poehlman has been recycling for years but wondered if it's okay to throw number 5 plastics into her bin. We humans leave a lot of waste in our wake. One way to reduce it is to recycle.

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Not all plastics are equal — some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 9, 2026 / For decades, plastic economics were built around one assumption: ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, has formed the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a collaborative effort designed to unite the polystyrene (PS) and expandable polystyrene ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seattle-based Ridwell charges subscribers $20 a month to pick up difficult-to-recycle materials — chip bags, ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...

Single-use plastic might just be the most insane act of collective self-harm humanity commits every single day. Each year, the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that we discard a ...