You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

Watchdog group glued trackers to 53 of the chain’s cups across nine states and found none ended up at a recycling facility ...

MIAMI - America generates about 97 billion pounds of plastic waste every year – the most on the planet. In the U.S., one of the biggest users of single-use plastic cups is Starbucks – 75% of its ...

A. J. Jacobs, writer for The New York Times, shared his attempt to avoid plastic in an article published Jan. 15, 2023: “On the morning of the day I had decided to go without using plastic products—or ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are ...

Walk into any of the stores operated by the four major supermarket chains serving the Boise area, and near an entrance you’ll find a bin inviting you to drop off plastic store bags and other soft ...

California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country.

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / For most people, the words recycled plastic resin do not inspire much excitement. But for the thousands of American manufacturers who depend on reliable, ...