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Australia's recycling system has been lurching from one crisis to another for decades. Soft-plastic schemes are collapsing, curbside contamination is on the rise, and states are still struggling to ...

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This article appeared in the September 2025 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Mechanical recyclers across North America have the capacity right now to ...

A March US Environmental Protection Agency proposal asked for public comment on removing pyrolysis units, which use a ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis released today by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) found that if just 50% of plastics in the municipal solid waste stream were redirected ...

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Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

Cincinnati — Justin Riney is unapologetic about his love for plastics. But he also understands the company he works for makes plastics that are a target for detractors. As sustainability commercial ...

When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...