You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.
That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...
The seven recycling symbols on plastic packaging reveal more than you might think, but not all are recycled the same way in ...
From electronic scrap to bulk shipping bags, shredders are finding new roles in the globally expanding plastic recycling sector. Big bags, also known as FIBCs, are usually made of polypropylene and ...
Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...
County Council passed an ordinance 7 to 3 banning plastic bags and polystyrene containers on June 8. Businesses will have to ...
Bread bags and bin liners aren't always recyclable.
From Beaufort, South Carolina to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and from Jefferson City to Providence, a familiar policy script is ...
In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to landfills ...