Inside landfills, researchers have found rare but naturally occurring enzymes that break down plastic. By tweaking one of these enzymes, scientists at Carbios, a France-based startup, have figured out ...

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California company says its PET bottle cap can make PET bottle recycling more efficient. Origin sees its new cap having the potential to gain market share in an approximately $65 billion global bottle ...

In 2023, the company will repurpose more than 1.5 million pounds of recycled material or the equivalent of enough single-use bottles - 69 million - to cross the U.S. 3.64 times (9,755 miles!) ...

WRAP’s project to develop recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk bottles, delivered by core project team Nextek, Nampak and Dairy Crest, won a gold award for the Best Use of an Innovative ...

A couple of years ago, Mary Bemis was going through her closet, trying to offload some items on a popular resale site. As she was reading the labels, she noticed that everything she was selling was ...

To encourage more recycling, the U.K. taxes single-use plastic products containing less than 30% recycled material. But aside from a manufacturer's word, there isn't an easy way to verify this ...

Cross-portfolio innovations address plastic waste crisis, mark milestone in World Without Waste goals ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company announced today in the United States the ...

Bottle bills will face the same hurdles as in years’ past, but supporters in places like Maryland and Washington hope new ...

Coca-Cola is launching a bottle made from 100% recycled material in an effort to reduce the company's use of new plastic. The bottle cap and label will not be made out of recycled materials. The 100% ...