Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Every week, millions of Americans toss ...

Peer into a recycling bin and you'll almost certainly see a problem. Plastic trays, bottles, films all tangled together, ...

Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also known as biorecycling, which utilizes enzymes or microorganisms to break down ...

At a nondescript industrial facility near Louisville’s airport, advanced sorting machines, 40 conveyor belts and a team of workers sift through thousands of tons of recycling every month. Loaders feed ...

The Washington-based Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has announced the first-ever Recycling in Action month, a new initiative the organization says will increase visibility into the plastic ...

Every week when recycling day rolls around you drag the can of empty jars and bottles down to the curb and you send them off to start a new life as a "new" recycled product. But have you ever thought ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. But what really happens ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...