A 21-year-old inventor put plastic waste into a machine and claimed fuel came out, but the next step is where the miracle gets tested

Plastic bags, bottles and takeout containers usually disappear into bins, landfills, or waterways. Julian Brown wants to turn ...
NPR

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...
CNN

A year ago, I hoarded my trash to track my waste. Here’s what I swapped, and still swear by, to cut out single-use plastic

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
Recycling Today

Rumpke to accept plastic clamshell containers for recycling

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...
PlasticsToday

Catalyst Upcycles PET Plastic Waste Into High-Value Chemicals

A catalytic process developed by researchers at Peking University is transforming how the plastics industry approaches PET ...

EDITORIAL: Plastic bag charge still a baby step in cutting plastic waste

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail ...

Plastic pollution

Plastic makes up 77% of the rubbish collected from Guernsey's shores, a report finds. A wildlife conservation group says discarded fishing nets can be fatal to seals. A year ago, millions of plastic ...