Chemical giant Grace compares the emissions produced at the facility to baking a cake inside a home with a gas oven.

Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn’t yet found its footing.

You don't want the effort you take to recycle to go to waste. Follow some simple steps to make sure your recycling metals are processed correctly.

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...

Aerial views of the ExxonMobil Baytown petrochemical complex near Houston, where the company has added a chemical recycling facility for waste plastic ... s what gives me confidence.

This year, Eastman began operating one of the largest chemical plastic recycling plants in the world. Near the company’s headquarters in Tennessee, the plant uses methanol, heat and pressure to ...

To address existing and future plastic waste, new approaches beyond mechanical recycling are needed. Researchers have been studying chemical recycling, which converts the waste into new products ...

However, current recycling practices fall short of this goal. Most plastic waste is recycled mechanically: shredded and then melted down. Although this process does result in new plastic products ...

Global recycling confederation says Bridge to Busan Declaration focuses on primary polymers but can benefit plastic recyclers. The BIR says the Bridge to Busan Declaration “aligns with [its] long-held ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...