Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

A video posted last week by Quantum Tech racked up nearly 100,000 views in less than 24 hours on YouTube. What drew so much attention? The “Brilliant Ideas with Plastic Bottles” video, with a tagline ...

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, ...

Many Germantown residents may find themselves with an excess of plastic water bottles after the city's water was deemed unsafe for more than a week. While the city of Germantown does recycle most ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

The next time you finish a bottle of sriracha, don't toss it into the recycling bin. Instead, repurpose the bottle into this useful tool.

Recycling plants are amassing millions of tons of plastic bottles. Recycling plants are amassing millions of tons of plastic bottles, the Environmental Protection Agency says, with some becoming part ...

A new bill cosponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, could give Washingtonians refunds for glass and plastic, to boost recycling. OLYMPIA — In another effort to boost recycling in Washington, a ...

The global producer and recycler of PET plastic says its efforts have helped 150 billion PET bottles enter the recycling stream. With more than 20 recycling facilities in 11 countries, some entailing ...

Environmental and consumer rights organisations are taking legal action against Nestlé, Danone, and The Coca-Cola Company, over recyclable claims made about their plastic bottles. They have raised an ...