When Ohioans drop in or drop off their recyclables, they might not realize that in addition to diverting trash from the landfill, they are also supporting jobs, consumers and Ohio’s economy. In fact, ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

BRUSSELS — Soda bottles labeled as “made with recycled plastic” could soon have more virgin plastic than you might think, ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." A research team led by ...

Danish toy maker Lego is abandoning the idea of making its famous bricks out of recycled plastic instead of from oil-based products, after finding that the recycled material would have more lifetime ...

Lego is forgoing one of its oil-free recycled plastic block prototypes after testing showed the material didn't cut down on carbon emissions. However, the toymaker isn't ditching the effort to make ...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Scientists have discovered that recycled plastic contains a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that can seep into water. These substances are affecting the genes linked to fat ...

BOSTON - Lego is moving on from a plan to manufacture its bricks out of recycled plastic bottles but says it is still "fully committed" to making its iconic toy blocks from sustainable materials by ...

Discover how to create a compact DIY submersible water pump using a small DC motor and recycled plastic bottles. This step-by-step tutorial covers everything from effective motor waterproofing and ...

London (CNN) — Lego has abandoned plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles, saying that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than the current production of oil-based ...