So here's how to make better choices with the plastic we do use to help get more of it recycled. It's a complicated system, ...

"We’re creating a market for these materials to be recycled at the end of the day. We’re increasing the longevity of these roads because rubber and plastic are very complimentary with asphalt ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.

North American prices for industrial recycled polystyrene regrind is expected to remain steady throughout 2024. According to sources in contact with Plastics News, the current chart for recycled ...

ExxonMobil has misled consumers for years by perpetuating a “myth” about plastic recycling, according to a new lawsuit filed by the state of California. ExxonMobil is the world’s leading ...

The issue has gained increasing attention since 2018 when China banned the importing of recycling waste and stopped accepting the West’s unwanted plastic. Since 1992, China has received 106 ...

In June, we examined the oil giant’s claim that it had transformed discarded plastic into new fruit cups through an “advanced” chemical recycling technology called pyrolysis. We broke down ...

Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab Scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are winners of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for creating a plastic that can be infinitely recycled. Can you ...

Is plastic recycling beyond fixing? California thinks so. On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued ExxonMobil, claiming the oil and petrochemical giant had engaged “in a decades-lon ...

Such a program would likely necessitate lawmakers to require plastic bottle manufacturers to use a certain proportion of recycled PET. That's because additional collection would likely cause virgin ...

California is going after ExxonMobil over what it calls a “campaign of deception” about plastic recycling. The Golden State filed suit against the oil giant this week, alleging that it has ...