Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Alex Jordan, University of ...

These are the toughest plastics to recycle and most likely to be excluded in your local recycling program: Symbol 3 – Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, found in pipes ... with many repeating units, called ...

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

PVC and polystyrene — increased in North America in March, while polypropylene prices declined. Polyethylene and PET bottle ...

Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...