Polythene is a ubiquitous plastic, found in everything from plastic bags to food ... go literally from trash to a high-performance garment that provides comfort and can be recycled multiple ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

Collected plastic is often downcycled into trash bags, Frisbees or park benches, which can’t be recycled again. That bright ...

Less than a fifth of all plastic gets recycled globally ... Imagine five plastic grocery bags stuffed with plastic trash, Jambeck says, sitting on every foot of coastline around the world ...