Global plastic recycling rates are now stuck at under 10 per cent, a comprehensive new study shows. Plastic production has exploded in the meantime, creating a "pressing global environmental challenge ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Less than 10 percent of all plastic is recycled, a rate that has remained stagnant even as production has exploded - Copyright AFP Biju BORO Less than 10 percent of ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer. Alongside the usual trash cans and recycling containers were large purple bins ...