People who drink bottled water every day ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than people who drink tap water, ...

How did state Rep. Perry Warren of Bucks County come up with a bill offering an alternative to disposable water bottles? “The bill began with a conversation with a student intern in my district office ...

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into Tylenol (as if we need any more of it). Can this science solve two ...

BRUSSELS — Soda bottles labeled as “made with recycled plastic” could soon have more virgin plastic than you might think, ...

The process tackles two issues, the scientists said — an abundance of plastic waste and an increasing need for jet fuel.

Legislation introduced in the City Council Thursday would stop government agencies from buying water in plastic bottles smaller than one gallon. The ultimate goal is to use water coolers or water ...

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

In the searing heat at the ACAMTC recycling cooperative south of São Paulo, in Três Corações, Brazil, a group of recycling waste workers known as Catadores prepared bales of discarded plastic for ...