The Truth About Plastic Recycling examines the complexity and effectiveness of plastic recycling. Despite the plastic industry's promotion of recycling as a solution to the plastic waste problem, much ...

Research out of Scotland suggests that the chopping, shredding, and washing of plastic in recycling facilities may turn as much as 6% to 13% of incoming waste into microplastics—tiny, toxic particles ...

It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment. “It’s crazy what we’re doing. It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time ...

The character Marce the Recycler has created an enthusiastic dedication to proper waste separation among her devoted fans. By Genevieve Glatsky Photographs by Nathalia Angarita Reporting from Bogotá, ...

Conspiracy theories are for right-wing nuts and doomsday preppers—or so I thought. But a few months ago, I started hearing whispers among my liberal family and friends. Recycling, they alleged, was a ...

Matthew Derry does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or bag, ...

TCPalm Reporter Jack Lemnus noticed readers asked a lot of questions about recycling. What can and cannot be recycled on the Treasure Coast? What do we do with Styrofoam? Is recycling actually worth ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A GFL employee sweeps recycled materials from the ground at the GFL Materials Recovery Facility on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Harrisonville, Mo. Emily Curiel [email protected] Reduce, reuse, recycle ...