Trex Co. (Winchester, VA), the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance, wood-alternative decking and railing, has found a sustainable approach to close the recycling loop by using its leftover raw material to create linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) pellets. Ideal for use in a wide...

In the latest study on marine debris and seabirds, conducted by researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Imperial College London, nearly 60% of all seabird species were found to have plastic in their gut. As if that weren’t worrying...

Integrated Plastics Solutions (El Dorado, KS), a recycling facility for plastics, has been ordered to pay restitution plus a fine for mishandling dangerous chemicals at its premises in El Dorado, Kansas.

On August 1, Chicago’s partial ban went into effect which requires major retailers with more than 10,000 square feet to provide reusable or recyclable bags of any material or commercially compostable plastic bags, encouraging shoppers to be more eco-friendly. Smaller chains and franchises will have...