PROVIDENCE – Looked at one way, Rhode Island isn’t doing a bad job with recycling. More than 70,000 tons of paper, plastics, glass and metals were sorted at the state’s central recycling center and ...

When Ohioans drop in or drop off their recyclables, they might not realize that in addition to diverting trash from the landfill, they are also supporting jobs, consumers and Ohio’s economy. In fact, ...

This past year has seen a frenetic push to enact federal environmental laws, fueled by a looming national target: 50% ...

Two chemists in lab coats, gloves, and safety glasses work in a fume hood. Chemists at the University of Copenhagen work on a way to recycle polyethylene terephthalate to create a carbon capture ...

Constructed using materials that were either recycled or diverted from landfill, the Early BKK café also has a social mission. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...

A new water bottle from a startup called Cove looks like it’s made from ordinary plastic. But it’s the first of its kind to be made from a blend of PHA, a type of bio-based plastic that’s designed to ...

When Chris Clifford moved to Berlin a few years ago, he noticed something strange about the bottles of his favourite beverages. The designs for many beers and soft drinks were exactly the same: dark ...

Australia's first large-scale soft plastics recycling facility is processing huge loads each day, turning waste into a useful ...