The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...

Jersey's head of recycling Piers Tharme said there was a "common myth" that the island's recycling gets incinerated An environmental campaigner is calling for financial disincentives to stop people in ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...