About 70 percent of PVC goes to building and construction uses such as pipes, cables, siding, window and door profiles, flooring, fencing, decking and roofing. The low-cost, easy-to-install products ...

It’s pretty wild how much plastic waste we generate, right? It feels like it’s everywhere. But what if we could actually use ...

With the rise of recycled content mandates and extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, the market for recycled plastics is growing rapidly. Research from Fortune Business Insights projects ...

Bill Buttlar, a professor at the University of Missouri, highlights takeaways in the university’s research on using recycled low-density polyethylene in asphalt paving materials. In August 2021, the ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. The roads of the future could be paved with plastic Stanford researchers show the viability of recycled plastic in construction. These ...

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced plans to launch new vehicles incorporating over 30% recycled materials by weight starting in 2030, proactively responding to upcoming European automotive ...

Nathan Gray has an endless supply of raw materials for his products. He would like to see that change. Gray is CEO of Plastic Recycled, a Barrington-based company that is “creating new life from ...

Herman Miller is reviving an iconic Eames design that hasn’t been in production for more than 30 years. The new Eames Molded Plastic Dining Chair looks identical to its archival predecessor, but it’s ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first ever ...

Seniors at Michigan State University are busy wrapping things up and saying their goodbyes as they prepare for their commencement ceremonies in May. There is one more thing all students must do before ...