The grocery aisle is a dizzying array of colourful packaging, but most of it is made of virgin materials. So what happens to ...

Research by the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee found countries with deposit return schemes tended to recycle between 80% and 95% of their plastic bottles. In Norway, 95% of all ...

Materials researchers have developed a new technique to successfully determine the recycled contents of plastic products. To encourage more recycling, some countries are taxing single-use plastic ...

Converting discarded plastic bottles into strong and reusable rope involves an intricate recycling process. Each step, from ...

If you look at the tag on a piece of clothing, you might see “recycled polyester” listed as one of the materials. Most recycled polyester that we use comes from plastic water and soda bottles! Using ...

The main question was if 20 HK cents were enough of a reward for people to turn in their plastic bottles. “Today, the behaviour is not towards recycling, and we are trying to change that ...

A scheme that aims to tackle littering and boost recycling of plastic bottles and metal cans has taken another step forward ...

Unfortunately, plastic can’t be recycled endlessly like metal ... some filament costs for those with access to these types of bottles. Other options for creating your own filament also include ...

Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. And if it's something Adidas can't use, like caps and rings? Those get sent to normal recycling facilities. The ...

The Hong Kong government announced on Monday that they are proposing a scheme that would give people 10 cents for each plastic bottle they return to a special recycling machine, in an attempt to ...