NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 27, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: ...

MIAMI - America generates about 97 billion pounds of plastic waste every year – the most on the planet. In the U.S., one of the biggest users of single-use plastic cups is Starbucks – 75% of its ...

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Californians care about reducing plastic waste. Growers, packers and food companies do too. That’s why many in the fresh produce industry and even their packaging suppliers supported California’s ...

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 ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Recycling is a necessary step in keeping applicable items out of the landfill. A TikTok user shared a video highlighting a hack to make sure certain types of plastic are actually recycled. In the ...

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

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Video above: What do plastic recycling numbers mean? SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) — Spanish Fort residents wishing to recycle have only to walk to their curb now with the launching of curbside recycling, ...