Learn creative ways to recycle cans and plastic bottles into useful household items. Transform waste into functional ...

Reusing plastic bottles can pose health risks due to bacterial growth and chemical leaching. Discover safe alternatives and tips for minimizing environmental impact.

The plastic CamelBak bottles displayed in a Target in East Hanover, New Jersey, offer a promise to ecologically conscious buyers. On the front of each is a bright blue sticker with the words “Tritan ...

Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, and 7 are more difficult.

If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states with a bottle deposit program, you’re probably familiar with the idea of feeding your empty plastic bottles or aluminum cans into a machine and getting a few ...

Billions of plastic pill bottles end up in landfills every year, often rejected by curbside recycling programs. But one mom's clever recycling habit is proving that even the smallest acts can make a ...

Unifi Inc., the Greensboro, North Carolina-based maker of Repreve and a leading innovator in recycled and synthetic yarns, has announced the recipients of its sixth annual Repreve Champions of ...

Lego is forgoing one of its oil-free recycled plastic block prototypes after testing showed the material didn't cut down on carbon emissions. However, the toymaker isn't ditching the effort to make ...

Starting today, that old soda bottle and empty milk jug are no longer just garbage. They must be recycled. A new state law is taking effect that prohibits all plastic bottles from being disposed of in ...

In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in ...

Leveraging its own facilities, Coca-Cola has become the first enterprise in Hong Kong to recycle plastic bottles into new ones. rPET bottles made from locally recycled plastics are used for new ...

A new bill revamping California's carpet recycling program could have an unusual impact on plastics recycling by trying to stop some recycled bottles from being used in carpet making and instead steer ...