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.) ...

Americans recycled more plastics bottles in 2009 for the 20th straight year, although the overall recycling rate remains at just 28%. The amount of bottles recycled rose 46 million lb (2%) in 2009, ...

For years, we’ve been able to recycle plastic bottle tops in our workshop, but the bottles themselves have been a challenge. PET plastic doesn't melt like HDPE, making it tricky to process. Thanks to ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your climate impact. But recycling plastic will not address the plastic pollution ...

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

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 ...

Virgin and rPET bottles in Michigan and California leached additives and hazardous chemicals, per a study funded by the ...