Hard-to-Recycle Materials

A dozen electronics recycling companies will cut checks totaling $517,000 to settle allegations they’re partially responsible for abandoned cathode-ray tube...

Kate Bailey of Eco-Cycle Solutions has noted that plastic packaging can be a thorn in the side of municipal recycling....

Colgate-Palmolive has developed a toothpaste tube that passed tests for sortability by materials recovery facilities and processability by plastics reclaimers....

Recycled ocean plastic was recently used to create a small batch of "handplanes," which are tools employed by bodysurfers. The...

Biopharmaceutical production scrap consists of different polymers, multi-layer films and some hazardous materials. A recycling program is demonstrating that this...

Mixed plastics are the feedstock for a chemical recycling partnership between resin giant Sabic and home goods manufacturer Tupperware Brands....

A project is exploring the use of chemistry to recycle polyurethane foam from a variety of durable goods into higher-end...

Maine lawmakers approved the first statewide prohibition on polystyrene foodservice packaging last week. The plastics industry quickly criticized the move....

Maine lawmakers approved the first statewide prohibition on polystyrene foodservice packaging last week. The plastics industry quickly criticized the move....

Tech giant HP recently spent $2 million to help improve infrastructure for recovering plastics at risk of entering the ocean....