Supporters and opponents testified in droves at a D.C. Council hearing on a plan to add a 10-cent fee to bottle and can sales that would be refunded when the containers are recycled. At a marathon ...

TerraCycle takes the items that local recycling centers cannot recycle, from razors to food wrappers to Swiffer pads. Here's how it works.

In this detailed tutorial, learn how to make a plastic bottle cutter at home with materials you likely already have. This simple DIY project is perfect for recycling enthusiasts looking to repurpose ...

Transform your used plastic bottles into something practical and stylish with this step-by-step DIY tutorial on making a zipper pencil case. Learn how to recycle and repurpose plastic bottles ...

African kitchens are often filled with waste, but they can be recycled into useful household items. This not only helps in reducing waste but also promotes sustainability and creativity. By recycling ...

Only about 10% of plastic produced annually is recycled, with most ending up in landfills. Scientists mimicked the strong, layered structure of seashells to create a more reliable and consistent ...

Canada’s first marine waste recycling program has been turning abandoned fishing gear and other plastic waste from the ocean into pellets for new products for five years. But now, federal and ...

Many common kitchen items like clamshells, foil and greasy pizza boxes often can’t go in curbside recycling. Food residue on containers and mixed materials, like coffee cans, make recycling harder and ...

Questions remain around how to effectively track recycled content in packaging and how to incentivize sourcing recycled material within North America. States such as Colorado are debating this as they ...

A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more efficient. Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new plastic ...

Rumpke Waste & Recycling of Cincinnati recently added PET thermoform packaging to its recycling stream collected from residential curbside collection, thanks to improvements in artificial intelligence ...