BestPlus Plastic Lumber was used to deck out a backyard oasis for a family in a project for Make-A-Wish New Hampshire. The subsidiary and its parent company, Somerville, Mass.-based Triumvirate ...

A recycling company founded by a former Alaska fisherman has begun accepting plastic waste that wasn’t previously accepted for recycling in Anchorage. Patrick Simpson, owner of Alaska Plastic Recovery ...

Thomas Nosker's work to create lumber out of recycled plastics has led to projects around the world. The Rutgers University professor has seen it on walkways and fencing in the Galapagos Islands. It ...

With the rise of recycled content mandates and extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, the market for recycled plastics is growing rapidly. Research from Fortune Business Insights projects ...

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. Researchers warn that unknown and toxic additives make ...

SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) -- Some fifth graders in South Elgin are making a difference by targeting the environment. The kids from Corron Elementary School in Community Unit School District 303 have put ...