A new way to make plastic that is carbon neutral over its entire life cycle uses less energy than alternatives, and in some, cases even costs less.

Maine and Oregon have enacted laws that require makers of consumer product packaging to pay for recycling or disposing of it. Will other states follow?

Reusable containers may have to be reused many times to offset their negative environmental impacts - improving recycling infrastructure could be the answer.

Making environmentally friendly choices is complex: here’s a guide to help you at home or out shopping.

Every year, 3.5 million metric tons of diapers end up in landfills. A new process recycles them into materials similar to gooey adhesives in sticky notes.

With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.

As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.

A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.

People have painted on cave walls, written on clay and wax tablets, papyrus, and paper made from wood. Could screens replace paper someday?

From larger-than-life Lego blocks to bird-nest inspired structures, researchers are finding innovative ways to reuse and recycle the plastic we throw away.