Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method of chopping it into bits before remoulding it. Despite efforts to increase ...

Financially too, plastics are expensive: The chemicals in plastic alone cost the US health care system $250 billion in just one year. We can’t recycle our way out of this. Plastic was never made ...

Dublin, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Recycled Plastic Resins Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The recycled plastic ...

A new report released today by the U.S. Plastics Pact urges a dual approach—ambitious voluntary action and bold public policy—to expand the use of postconsumer recycled content (PCR ...