Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Currently, most plastic products are derived from freshly extracted fossil fuels, ...

It’s pretty wild how much plastic waste we generate, right? It feels like it’s everywhere. But what if we could actually use ...

To encourage more recycling, the U.K. taxes single-use plastic products containing less than 30% recycled material. But aside from a manufacturer's word, there isn't an easy way to verify this ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

The two firms have collaborated to design and find end markets for recycled-content plastic interior design and furnishings panels. The new Growth series is available in eight patterns the firm says ...

Bethanie Carney Almroth receives funding from the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development FORMAS (grant number 2021-00913) and The Carl Tryggers Foundation (grant number 21:1234). Eric ...