Clear plastic water bottles made of polyethylene tetraphthalate (PET), a polyester, were designed in the 1980s to be recycled this way. But the volume of polyester plastics is minuscule compared ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste ...

A Texas environmentalist curious about the fate of her city's recycling dropped Apple AirTags in with her plastics to see what happened to them after they were picked up. Brandy Deason ...

Breeze was installed for Chart Art Fair 2024 The pavilion was built from standard timber components, with a roof of recycled ship sails held in place with jute rope, another Danish maritime reference.

It uses recycled Mexican Coca-Cola and Pacifico beer bottles to create the glass for its new line of tequila. About 30 minutes outside of Guadalajara, Mexico is the city of Tonalá , which is ...

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Responding to a shortage of places to recycle cans and bottles, state officials announced that residents in 30 counties, including Los Angeles County, are getting modernized recycling centers or ...

Caitlin Upton, who was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007, is speaking out after being pulled back into the spotlight. On Thursday, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance shared a clip ...

Around 5 billion tonnes of plastic has gone to landfill since the 1950s, and recycling efforts have only tackled 9 per cent of what we’ve produced. With current techniques, plastics degrade in ...

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