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 ...

Minnesota-based protective packaging company says its recycling program helped a heavy equipment firm save on expenses substantially. Components received at the engine plant are packaged in Cortec ...

Scientists in the US have developed a low-cost nickel catalyst that breaks down mixed polyolefin waste without pre-sorting.

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

Cincinnati — Greg Janson recycles plastics. That's what he does. But this doesn't mean he likes the conditions he sees every day in the industry. And the challenges facing the business call for a new ...

"Recycling doesn’t sustainably prevent plastic waste from ending up in the environment," argues Judith Enck.

Stone Mountain, Ga. — Recycling equipment provider ADG Solutions Inc. has moved from Tucker, Ga., into a larger and more modern facility in Stone Mountain, Ga., where it added space for production, ...

Just one word: plastics. Two new reports demonstrate the importance of American plastics to the success of overall U.S. manufacturing and economic growth. And a third report foreshadows the next ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, ...