Why do plastic bags look and feel so different to plastic containers, such as soft drink bottles or yogurt tubs? The ...

Only two kinds of plastic (#1 PET, or Polyethylene Terephthalate, and #2 HDPE, or High-Density Polyethylene) are widely accepted by most curbside recycling programs. Some examples of things you ...

Is recycling plastic just a feel-good charade ... and high-density polyethylene (HDPE), No. 2, used for milk jugs and shampoo and detergent bottles, are recycled at rates of 20.9% and 10.3% ...

It can also be used to boost the quality of recycled HDPE to rival new, making recycling a more practical process. "Implementation of this approach will facilitate the design of next-generation ...

The Austrian packaging manufacturer and recycler Alpla is undertaking two projects working towards approval from the European ...

Mecklenburg County’s new recycling program is under way. Mecklenburg County officials, using social media, announced on Monday that the first of its comingled recycling bins were available at two ...

New technology allows HDPE to be recycled into new milk bottles. PVC Polyvinyl chloride Window frames, drainage pipes, shower curtains, clothing, toys, large squash bottles. Not generally collected ...