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In this video, discover how millions of waste plastic bottles are recycled into polyester fiber in a state-of-the-art factory ...

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Renée Sharp, director of plastics and petrochemical advocacy at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, called this ...

Plastic, in its myriad forms, has infiltrated every facet of our lives, from the packaging encasing our food to the fibres in ...

A growing number of cities are attempting to use data, often painstakingly gathered through dumpsite visits and household ...

Coca-Cola says it will revisit '100% recycled' and '100% recyclable' claims on its plastic bottles after a legal complaint ...

One trend that has been consistent across the beverage industry over the last two decades is a backlash against plastic ...

Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, a new approach to recycling litter and waste has been set up in Grand Teton National ...