An engineering graduate is turning thousands plastic cups into soft sweaters and beanies using a kind of "yarn" made from the plastic.

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...

Launching just a few months ago, Ocean Armour’s online store is populated with a mix of quick-drying, highly absorbent ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

At first glance, Storm Creek’s showroom in Eagan looks like many other clothing shops, featuring racks of outdoorsy quarter-zips, jackets and shirts. Storm Creek CEO and owner Teresa Fudenberg, ...

WENZHOU, China — China is the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, throwing away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics. A recycling factory in Zhejiang ...