At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

A report recently released by the Walpole, New Hampshire-based U.S. Plastics Pact stresses a dual approach of “voluntary action and bold public policy” to expand the use of postconsumer resin (PCR) in ...

Middlesex County has announced a major change to its recycling program in an effort to make sorting plastics easier for residents. The county’s Division of Solid Waste Management has adopted a ...

Plastic production is a massive source of greenhouse-gas emissions. I remember using a princess toothbrush when I was little. The handle was purple, teal, and sparkly. Like most of the other pieces of ...