A new startup is revolutionizing how textile and plastic waste are recycled, cutting costs and improving efficiency.

Since the first synthetic plastic was invented in 1907, an explosion in the world’s population and increased consumerism over the last century have led to a massive demand for — and the production of ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

With hundreds of waste collection sites and an easy-to-scan QR code for rewards, the company hopes to encourage the proper ...

On Thursday’s show: Plastic waste is piling up in a Houston facility as it awaits the promise of new “advanced” forms of recycling that may or may not pan out. So, are we truly on the cusp of solving ...