The U.S. has a plastic problem, and local governments are being left with the “trashy” details. A 2022 Greenpeace report said ...

Every year, 11 million tons of textiles — clothing, towels, bedding and more — end up in landfills in the United States. It’s a staggering number, especially since only about 1% of textile waste is ...

The Environmental Integrity Project organization says nine plastics chemical recycling plants are operating currently within the United States. While chemical recycling processes seek a toehold, ...

The 2025 National Recycling Congress on October 1–3, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas, is hosted by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) in partnership with ...

Residents of Sarasota's Central Cocoanut neighborhood have long complained about dust and noise from the U.S. Recycling plant. Despite government actions, including repaving a road and issuing fines, ...

A new report on the level of danger from black plastic cookware states that a 2024 report was not entirely accurate. The two conflicting reports focused on the potential danger of black plastics with ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira Saieed In the shadow of President Trump’s ...

Every year, 11 million tons of textiles – clothing, towels, bedding and more – end up in landfills in the United States.

The clothing used to test the machine is more than 1,000 items from a local Goodwill that were donated but didn’t sell. Every year, 11 million tons of textiles – clothing, towels, bedding and more – ...