Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Scientists have discovered that recycled plastic contains a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that can seep into water. These substances are affecting the genes linked to fat ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

COATESVILLE — About 50 children and their parents talked trash and recycling, recently at the Coatesville Area Library. The program, “Keep Coatesville Beautiful,” was presented by 2ND Century Alliance ...

We are pretty sure there must be plenty of plastic bottles in your house, with you tossing them from one cupboard to another, which can sometimes leave you annoyed. However, we have a solution for you ...

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

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 ...

The city of Houston is asking residents to leave plastic water bottles intact when placing them in recycling bins. According to city officials, crushed or flattened plastic bottles can confuse the ...

Recycling is a great way to help the environment, but some North Carolina residents don’t have a way to dispose of their bottles and cans. When we published a story this spring telling residents which ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...