PORTLAND - After more than a decade of accepting plastics, recycling centers are saying no to some of them. The change comes because of a sudden decision by China to stop buying several types of rigid ...

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: A new contract with Waste Management in Little Rock could expand accepted recyclables. Credit: Brian Chilson The contract between the city of Little Rock and Waste Management ...

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Most people are aware that plastic waste is a problem. Almost all types of plastics that we use in our everyday lives are derived from fossil sources. When they end up in the environment, they cause ...

In recent years, the question of what to do with our household waste has become more pressing. In 2018, China stopped accepting many types of recyclable plastic waste from Australia. Four years later, ...

Cove, a Los Angeles-based packaging startup, is taking what they learned from developing a biodegradable water bottle back in 2022 and bringing it to a new level. They are officially announcing their ...

Buncombe County residents use an astounding number of single-use plastic bags every year — 130 million, by one estimate — and, despite being recyclable, nearly all end up in landfills where they ...