Biodegradability

A type of caterpillar eats and breaks down polyethylene, and Tanzania asks new plastic product manufacturers to build recycling facilities....

Miniature liquor bottles are targeted for a 15-cent container deposit, and companies work to implement more environmentally friendly packaging. Bottle...

Plastic products sold in California with "biodegradable" and "compostable" printed on their labels cost Walmart nearly $1 million in a...

Starting in 2018, plastic bags will no longer be allowed to be handed out by retailers in Montreal. The City...

GM expands its bottle recycling program, and a fight is brewing among plastics stakeholders in Europe over disposable cutlery. From...

A startup based in Richmond, Calif. is making polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) plastic out of organic material. While the innovative process is...

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has organized a major plastics circular economy effort, and Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders continue to resist...

Waste Management's CEO says the company is still making some money on recycling but its return on capital is lagging,...

Over the past two years, Coca-Cola has boosted its recycled PET production capabilities by 20 percent, opening facilities and recycling...