Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

A selection of the best machines for turning your failed prints and scrap plastic into new 3D printing filament.

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food packaging is designed to be disposable, not recyclable, and some of the most ...

Over 3 million tons (2.7 metric tons) of plastic bags, sacks and wraps in the United States went to landfills in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Grocery bags dumped in curbside ...

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These seven everyday items seem like safe bets for the blue bin. They're not, and tossing them in can ruin everything around ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / / May 27, 2026 / For years, recycled plastic was treated as a corporate virtue signal. A sustainability pledge. A packaging footnote. A ...

The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped as litter 1, 2. A ...