RIC: #4 Most plastic shopping and produce bags are too thin to be recycled, because they get tangled in the machines. If you haven’t already, we suggest making the switch to reusable bags.

Most of the 360-billion-plus metric tons of plastic manufactured each year isn’t recycled. Some of that’s due to laziness—in the U.S., where plastic bottles can be easily recycled almost ...

It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released his design for a plastic recycling machine to the world for free. The aim was to make plastic ...

There are plenty of creative ways to reduce your plastic footprint – from hosting glitter-free parties to potty training your ...

Much was dumped in the nearest landfill. Only 17 per cent of farmers said they had sent plastic for recycling. Every year, tonnes of plastic waste are burned on farms around Alberta and across Canada.

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet.

Where the grain bags might have once gone into landfill or burned on the farm, tonnes are now collected and recycled (CleanFARMS) In addition, they’ve begun a programme to collect and properly ...

A previous joint investigation between the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News found that several plastic bags which were supposed to be recycled ended up in landfills or incinerators. Now there is new ...

In tests on real-world samples of mixed plastics, the team found that the catalyst and the process converted around 80% of the plastic into propane, without producing methane as a by-product.

RIC: #4 Most plastic shopping and produce bags are too thin to be recycled, because they get tangled in the machines. If you haven’t already, we suggest making the switch to reusable bags.