A company in Australia wants to make a bed that could be a breeze to assemble. Better yet, the beds are made from 100 percent ...

A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental ...

The success of recycling plastic is abysmal — the U.S. rate is roughly 7% — but in theory it can be done. So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Ariz., where I live, was starting a pilot ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

The use of plastic has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021, each person in the European Union (EU) generated an average of 36 kg of plastic packaging waste.

"Microplastic particles are currently found almost everywhere—in water, food, fish, and even breast milk," says Artūras ...

FFRA resource aims to increase consumer access to recycling collection points and plastic film recycling rates by providing ...

Yes, it looks like wood, but it’s not. Instead, it’s made with recycled single-use plastic bottles and natural stone — you read that right, stone. SPC stands for Stone Plastic/Polymer Composite, and ...

Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic that’s produced around the world. A chemistry professor at ...

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” and estimates a new electromagnetic induction ...