It's Earth Week, here's how consumers and companies are trying to improve waste management across the country.

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...

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 ...

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new membrane technology that could make chemical recycling of plastics ...

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

By optimizing the process for large-scale applications, the researchers aim to ensure it can handle vast quantities of plastic waste. "Our technology has the potential to significantly reduce plastic ...

Plastic waste collected from the beach is transformed into wearable shoes in this creative DIY project. The process highlights recycling, sustainability, and innovative craftsmanship while showing how ...

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Here’s how you can ...

Canadian researchers with Light House found that 77% of plastic collected at construction sites was recyclable. It recommends ...

Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels and valuable chemicals using sunlight, potentially ...