Pesky plastic tags on loaves of bread, tiny soy sauce fish bottles and detachable bottle tops are all being binned by a state government battling a mounting rubbish crisis. The ambitious clean-up is ...

As the war with Iran sends the price of virgin plastic skyward, speculation is growing as to whether recycled plastic could finally have its day after struggling for years to gain a greater foothold ...

With the war in Iran in its fourth month, pricing for virgin plastics has skyrocketed, but in the longer term, weak overall demand will outweigh temporary factors, according to an ICIS recycling ...

The United States has employed many innovations to increase the rates of recycling and conservation of resources in product lifecycles. Over the last few decades, mechanical processing has been the ...

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In the world of market competition, having the best and brightest package could send company sales into the millions. On the other hand, the amount of colored plastic waste increases, adding to the ...

At present, only two groups of plastic, polyethylene (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) among seven plastic groups are widely and easily recycled. However, the majority of plastic wastes are ...