As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a warehouse ...
Is recycling worth it? Not according to the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. “Recycling is pointless,” Musk wrote in mid-December to 207.8 million followers on the social media platform he owns. The ...
Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...
The statistics around plastic recycling are absolutely devastating. In 2024, only 9% of plastic waste was recycled globally, while 91% of plastic waste is believed to not be recycled. Even worse, the ...
“The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear and undeniable,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), when the fifth negotiation session for an ...
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 ...