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Trove already operates seven reverse vending machines in neighboring towns, including Newmarket, where they have been ...

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...

Plastic is processed at Exxon Mobil's chemical recycling plant in Baytown, Texas, in October 2023. (Sergio Flores / AFP via Getty Images) When California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against Exxon ...

PORSMOUTH NH - There has been a major push in recent years to get people to recycle. Nearly every town or city in the state has a local program. Unfortunately, so little plastic is recycled, with some ...

Recycling equipment maker Weima said the firm will be part of a team of companies handling recycling duties at NPE2024, the largest plastics show in North America. The show, organized by the Plastics ...

Research shows how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing plastics manufacturing through material development and process ...

A yearslong study, slowed by COVID-19, shows that material recovery facilities can effectively manage flexible plastic packaging given the right circumstances. And, as a side benefit, the equipment ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...