The agency wants to cut down on “unrecyclable” plastics but first will need to determine a definition, which could run into the headwinds of producers seeking leeway for “chemical” recycling. The ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Chicagoland residents are not recycling as much as the rest of the country. While the national recycling rate is 30%, Chicagoland residents recycle roughly 20% of waste, ...

Most of the 360-billion-plus metric tons of plastic manufactured each year isn’t recycled. Some of that’s due to laziness—in the U.S., where plastic bottles can be easily recycled almost everywhere, ...

Polyurethane—the ubiquitous industrial polymer used in things such as running shoes, sofa cushions, and insulation—can’t easily be recycled, so it usually ends up in landfills or is burned in ...

What if we told you that you could construct entire buildings out of trashed plastic bags and water bottles? That future may be closer than you think, thanks to new tech from ByFusion Global, an ...

MUMBAI — Bollywood actress and environmental advocate Dia Mirza has invested in a pioneering startup transforming unrecyclable plastic waste into high-quality circular materials, highlighting a model ...

Advances in chemistry continue to bring new materials into the realm of recyclability, and new work from a team at the University of Michigan has taken aim at one of the most problematic to reuse. The ...

In the video player: Previous coverage of the ByFusion pilot program in Ward 6. KGUN 9's Breanna Isbell will have a new story at 5 & 6 p.m. on the city's plans to expand the program. TUCSON, Ariz.

Two-third of plastic food pots, tubs and trays bought by households cannot be recycled, local authorities have warned. Town hall chiefs have urged manufacturers to scrap the “smorgasbord” of plastics ...

TerraCycle is a company that specializes in recycling non-conventional materials, like chewing gum. It partners with businesses to reduce their waste and offers many different recycling options. There ...

Qipeng Guo receives funding from the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Projects and from The Advanced Manufacturing CRC in partnership with The Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials ...