Most people toss their empty laundry detergent container into the recycling bin without thinking twice. It’s plastic, it has a recycling symbol on it, so it should get recycled. Right? Not necessarily ...

China stopped accepting American plastic scrap in 2018 and U.S. recycling exports dropped by more than 70% since then.

The Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) has launched new online resources created to help grocery chains recycle more of the plastic containers they use and empty onsite. The program ...

Unlike paper and glass, items made of plastic can sometimes be tricky to recycle. In many cases, plastic water bottles should be thrown in the recycling bin intact (not crushed) with the cap left ...

Recycling is about to get greener in central Ohio, thanks to artificial intelligence. "Rumpke is berry egg-cited to announce that clamshell plastic containers are now recyclable," Rumpke Waste & ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

When you buy a new iPhone, Apple takes it back when you're done with it. When you finish a bottle of Coke in Germany, the manufacturer pays for its recycling. So why does your 4,000-pound SUV – ...

Environmentalists are slamming Starbucks for falsely claiming its plastic cups are “widely recyclable,” after an ...