Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

This 3D printed machine, although made out of plastic, is made out of repurposed water bottles that have been ... As far as recycling goes, this is a great effort to keep at least some of it ...

But typically the consumption of plastic just leads to chronic, unrelenting hunger. Some animals now live in a world of plastics—like these hyenas scavenging at a landfill in Harar, Ethiopia.