A company agreed to install technology to watch for "nurdles," tiny plastic pellets used to make all manner of goods.

Disposable plastics have profoundly reshaped the way we eat, shop, raise children and understand hygiene and progress.

A listener is curious about recyclables that don’t get recycled in Montana. Namely, why is plastic recycling so limited?

What was marketed as a tool for convenience by the Pampers maker Procter & Gamble in the 1960s eroded the incentives to start potty training early, freeing children from the feeling of wetness that ...

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Recycling was supposed to be the easy win for sustainability.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / From the start, recycling was pitched as the low-cost, high-impact fix ...

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The future of recycling isn't going to be decided in government chambers or on the steps of climate summits, but right on the ...

What if there was a way to turn plastic waste into billions of dollars... and then reuse that same product waste to make billions more? While countries form committees and regulators argue over new ...

History books tell us about the first industrial revolution with steam, the second with electricity, and the third with ...