Most small plastics don’t get recycled, and putting them in your bins could end up doing more harm than good, experts say.

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this week.

Plastic pellets created by chemical recycling at ExxonMobil's plant in Baytown, Texas, in 2023. The industry is pitching the technology as an answer to the plastics pollution crisis.

Though recycling is decreasing the need for new plastic production, it is increasing health risks.

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting ...

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10% with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the ...

Failure of Talks for Plastic Treaty Turn Focus Back to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. How's That Going? Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no ...