Global Production Every year, the world produces a staggering 400 million tons of plastic. This sheer volume of production is ...

Is recycling plastic just a feel-good charade we should ... has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

After importing nearly half of the planet’s plastic recyclables for three decades ... Meanwhile, in developed countries many domestic recycling programs have been halted because of the cost.

Almost all plastics end up in landfills, but billions of dollars and tons of waste could be saved with a new recycling technique created by LSU researchers.