The Carlsbad City Council recently passed a policy banning plastic bottles at both public and private events sponsored by the city. According to city documents, the intent of the ban is to “reduce ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

Pilot Project uses 100% recycled material on highway repair Caltrans repaved a section of Highway 162 in Oroville last week using recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with single-use, ...

(WWLP) – In honor of Earth Day this year, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast announced Thursday the introduction of 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottles, part of company’s progress ...

Massachusetts could cut down on plastic litter, create less garbage, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save cities and towns millions of dollars every year by modernizing the way it recycles ...

PolyQuest Inc., a virgin and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) supplier based in Wilmington, North Carolina, has trademarked its PQRenew brand of recycled bottle flake and resins. Since 2006, ...

Coca-Cola Co.'s announcement that it will start producing the soft drink Sprite in clear instead of green bottles has recycling managers smiling. But why celebrate such a seemingly minor change?

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Currently, most plastic products are derived from freshly extracted fossil fuels, ...