Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

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Plastic has become the default material of modern life, from food packaging and fashion to phones and cars, yet almost none ...

Lorain County’s plastic bag recycling contest kept nearly 300 pounds out of landfills and rewarded schools with recycled ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

In South Korea’s capital, green is going mainstream. From recycled keycards to renewable energy, here’s how Seoul’s upscale ...

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 design a new type of plastic that ...

Walk into any of the stores operated by the four major supermarket chains serving the Boise area, and near an entrance you’ll find a bin inviting you to drop off plastic store bags and other soft ...

One category of recyclables may even lose its recycling symbol altogether.

Discover how Adidas and Parley for the Oceans are pioneering the fight against plastic pollution by transforming ocean waste ...