A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy ...

It has always perplexed me that single-use plastic constitutes about 40% of global plastic production, yet conversations ...

Companies are stepping up efforts to cut waste from flexible plastic packaging as new environmental rules target one of the ...

Plastic recycling was sold as the answer, but new data suggests the system may be failing far more waste than expected.

California was sued by 17 U.S. states, each with a Republican attorney general, accusing the state of trying to "impose its ...

As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, ...

A coalition of states is suing California to block a sweeping recycling law, claiming its strict plastic waste regulations ...

The sweeping legislation, fully enacted last month, has been challenged by Republican-led states. Environmental groups have ...

They are seeking to undo a new state law designed to limit the use of single-use plastic and promote recycling.

The lawsuit argues that California’s recently finalized regulations that will gradually require companies to scale back ...

Most of us grew up sorting our trash with the quiet confidence that the plastic we set out on the curb would find a second ...

Today, more than half of plastic waste ends up in landfills, and less than one-tenth is recycled globally. The U.S. generates ...