HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Despite polyethylene terephthalate (PET) being one of the most widely recycled plastics, only about 20% of used PET bottles ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

A study by Iowa State University researchers found that using industrial soap to clean plastic in recycling transferred ...

Recycling is the process of turning old or unwanted items into new products instead of throwing them away. On a basic level, it can be as simple as reusing something at home, but most recycling ...

A new treatment method for waste products generated in the aluminum smelting industry has been developed at Portland Aluminium, based in Victoria, Australia. The waste, spent pot lining has been the ...

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. From sandwich bags ...

MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies, ...

Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic ...

Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're ...