Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. whitebalance.oatt / E+ via Getty Images Plastic bottles are the whack-a-moles of the real world. You recycle one and dozens more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like most people, your recycling bin holds plenty of empty plastic bottles. But before you toss another bottle on the ...

University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to break down plastic waste and turn it into a Parkinson's drug, ...

California’s transportation department is repaving a stretch of highway in the northern part of the state with a mixture that includes recycled single-use plastic bottles. The mix of recycled asphalt ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — The City of West Columbia is cracking down on litter in their city and also adding some anti-littering art work. As part of their anti-littering initiatives, they have introduced ...

Project Blu is a U.K.-based startup company that is creating sustainable pet products made from recycled materials such as plastic, textiles and leather. Each Project Blu product is made using ...

Think of it as where the root beer meets the road. Or maybe life in the Fanta lane? In an experiment Caltrans hopes will one day make California’s roads more durable and put a dent in the state’s ...

In the early 1980s, Doug Peck helped revolutionize the food industry as part of a research team that developed the first stable plastic food container on the market. Peck was working for the H.J.