A Canadian eco-innovator transforms plastic waste into a castle in Panama, inspiring sustainable building solutions.

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

A new bill cosponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, could give Washingtonians refunds for glass and plastic, to boost recycling. OLYMPIA — In another effort to boost recycling in Washington, a ...

Two chemists in lab coats, gloves, and safety glasses work in a fume hood. Chemists at the University of Copenhagen work on a way to recycle polyethylene terephthalate to create a carbon capture ...

When Chris Clifford moved to Berlin a few years ago, he noticed something strange about the bottles of his favourite beverages. The designs for many beers and soft drinks were exactly the same: dark ...

Virgin and rPET bottles in Michigan and California leached additives and hazardous chemicals, per a study funded by the ...

Perhaps fittingly, state lawmakers are recycling proposals if not actual legislation from last year as they address how to encourage the recycling of more packaging and reduce the amount of waste that ...

CHIBA--JFE Engineering Corp. started a pilot operation on what it says is the world’s only furnace that can turn household ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...