According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Arlington, Virginia, has released a paper called "Dispelling Plastics Recycling Myths.” “The goal of this white paper, and all our white papers, is ...

It wasn’t intended to indicate plastics’ recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them.

More than 3.4 billion gift cards were sold in the United States in 2021. As the holidays approach, experts estimate that roughly 60% of consumers plan on purchasing gift cards this December, making it ...