Every year, 11 million tons of textiles — clothing, towels, bedding and more — end up in landfills in the United States. It’s a staggering number, especially since only about 1% of textile waste is ...

You toss that yogurt container into the recycling bin. It feels good, right? You're doing your part for the environment.

Busan, South Korea — Several non-profit groups that operate U.S. curbside recycling programs have a simple message to diplomats trying to write a global plastics treaty: Be skeptical about seeing ...

(Item 4: Water bottles) Studies have linked BPA (Bisphenol A) and phthalates, chemicals found in plastic water bottles that can lead to health conditions like cancer and heart disease. If a plastic ...

Panelists at this year’s Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference discussed challenges in residential packaging recovery and methods for improvement. From left to right: Johnny Gold of the Gold Group ...

Cincinnati — Greg Janson recycles plastics. That's what he does. But this doesn't mean he likes the conditions he sees every day in the industry. And the challenges facing the business call for a new ...