Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why design and consumer choices must change.

As boating season approaches, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the Ohio Clean Marinas Program and local recycling partners, is reminding boaters to make a plan to recycle ...

You can't recycle tiny pieces of aluminum, Lottie explained. Instead, you are supposed to save up your aluminum foil until ...

A Monmouth County woman and Clean Water Action are fighting against single-use plastic pollution across New Jersey. Here's ...

After years of pilot projects and false starts, textile-to-textile recycling is finally investing in large-scale production ...

But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these systems are used and what they replace. Scores of refill stores have opened in recent years as retailers and customers seek fresh ...

When California Attorney General Rob Bonta set out to sue ExxonMobil, alleging deception in its claims about advanced plastics recycling, he probably didn't expect the company would sue him for ...

A young scientist shares her journey from two cultures into biochemistry and her drive to create new solutions for plastic waste.

Baltimore City's OOPS Tag Recycling Initiative aims to reduce contamination of truckloads of recycling materials.

(WASHINGTON – February 26, 2026) A new U.S. Senate draft bill would dismantle core protections of the nation's main chemical safety law and make it easier for toxic chemicals to enter homes, schools ...

Today, most ethylene is made through steam cracking, a process that uses high-temperature steam to break down crude oil into ...