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The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate declined to 29.7 percent in 2016, continuing a downward turn that began a year...

The U.S. PET bottle recycling rate dropped from 30.1 percent to 28.4 percent in 2016, as the volume of new...

In Toronto, as in other cities, multi-family residential recycling rates have been stubbornly lower than their single-family counterparts. As Canada's...

When it comes to the way states measure materials diversion, it's less apples to oranges and more apples to 49...

Similar to the material stream itself, the industry is undergoing a shift – one in which basic diversion rates no...

In a rousing speech to recycling leaders, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison explained how pushing forward on materials diversion will lead...

Last year, America's most populous state notched a 44 percent recycling rate, down from 47 percent in 2015 and 50...

Should California consider whether packaging contributes to marine debris when formulating mandatory policies for its collection and recycling? Your answer...

Global packaging producer Sonoco recycled the equivalent of 57 percent of the packaging it placed on the market last year....

A research paper on individual steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has precipitated a host of mainstream media stories, many...