Europe

Consumers in China hold onto their old mobile phones for an average of two years after replacing them, and flame...

A story about rising commodity prices drew our readers' attention last month. And so did Waste Management's take on the...

Cornell University researchers push ahead a technology that could lift PE and PP recycling, and a handful of companies targeting...

European stakeholders are developing an innovative system to recycle plastics from cars, electronics and contaminated streams. The European Union-funded project is...

A nonprofit polymers R&D group announced the launch of a research project looking at boosting recycled content in food packaging....

Belgium-based industry association Petcore Europe is seeking more members to join its working group focused on the recycling of opaque...

In a departure from the beverage giant's long-standing position, Coca-Cola has announced its support for a container deposit program in...

Major brands fund a recycling outreach campaign to thousands of students, and prices increase for recovered PET and HDPE. Problematic...

A U.K. telecom works to provide needy people with used phones, and Indian authorities intercept thousands of illegally imported used...

Residents of a settlement in Zambia collect and sell scrap plastics in place of a formal hauling service, and ag...