UB researchers want to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups: "This product is made with XX% recycled plastic." Verifying such claims, however, ...

A team of students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy investigated whether recycling facilities could effectively sort plastics by the sounds they ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively ...

Sand, rock, and melted plastic now sit beneath the tires on a quiet residential street in Oahu. For nearly a year, cars have ...

Hawaii is successfully testing asphalt made from recycled fishing nets and local plastic waste to help clean up the island ...

Unlike Lake and Porter counties, which leave the decision to offer curbside recycling up to municipalities, all LaPorte ...

Hawaii has a plastic problem. The island state faces economic and logistical challenges in recycling plastic waste, including ...

In a new study, scientists from the universities of Portsmouth and Manchester report that a specially engineered enzyme can ...

Think twice before throwing out spent printer cartridges. These little devices are highly recyclable, keeping plastics and ...

Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're ...

BMW says it's building the i3 as cleanly as possible, with the use of even more recyclable and sustainable materials for a ...