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Located near Chicago, Resource Plastics Inc. has evolved over three decades into a large-scale consumer of postindustrial ...

Paula Thompson is Stock Journal's senior journalist. She has been an agricultural journalist for more than 20 years. She ...

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Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...

Existing household burgundy bins will be collected and recycled as part of North Lincolnshire Council's "simpler" recycling ...

With extreme cold weather and energy bills on the rise, many homeowners are taking a closer look at heating alternatives like ...

North Lincolnshire Council will begin collecting and recycling thousands of existing burgundy bins early next year. It comes as part of the council's move to a 'simpler, smarter recycling service.' ...

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...

It's Boxing Day, which means one thing - people across Wales are waking up to a house full of torn wrapping paper, mantlepieces lined with festive cards and empty boxes which held our shiny new gifts ...

Many of us assume that because Christmas wrapping paper is "paper", it’s just as recyclable - but the reality is a little more complex. Not all wrapping paper is good for recycling (and leaving sticky ...