A purpose-driven innovation by a Hyderabad professor shows how non-recyclable plastic can be transformed into low-cost fuel while tackling India’s growing waste crisis.

Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have devised a new method of recycling black polystyrene, however, simply using ...

The settlement follows a state investigation into plastic bags sold as recyclable despite limited evidence they could be processed by recycling facilities in practice.

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 ...

(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 ...