Questions remain around how to effectively track recycled content in packaging and how to incentivize sourcing recycled ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are polypropylene—which is used for things such as food packaging and bumpers—and ...

Scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are winners of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for creating a plastic that can be infinitely recycled. Can you design a new type of plastic that ...

First, the mixed recyclables are shredded and crushed into smaller fragments, enabling more effective separation. The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, ...

Wineries seeking sustainable certification, such as Napa Green, must address what happens to their waste. The search for how to recycle plastic waste led to the formation of the Wine Industry Zero ...

From picking up piles of wrapping paper and tossing plates and utensils from family dinner, to eventually letting go of your carefully selected Christmas tree, cleaning up after the holidays can leave ...

So many of us have grown up learning not to throw away plastics - right? -like, that they belong in the recycling bin, not the trash. Well now, California is suing ExxonMobil and saying that that is a ...

Learn how to turn everyday plastic waste into smart, reusable garden gadgets! Save the planet and your garden with creative DIY ideas that recycle plastic into useful tools. Eco-friendly, smart, and ...

Thanksgiving may be the time for a grand feast and running the Turkey Trot, but the holiday also marks the beginning of the winter holiday season. If you plan to bring out your Christmas decor and ...

In this episode on Tekniq, we venture into the recycling of plastic bottles, the reuse of all kinds of plastic materials, how biogas is carried around and stored at homes using plastic bags, and the ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, ...