Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—For chemical recycling to work effectively, some plastics and consumer product companies say governments need to embrace very technical but important standards called mass balance.

Single-stream collection and processing techniques are not a short-term experiment, says Brian Fielkow, a vice president with Recycle America Alliance LLC. Addressing attendees of the Paper Recycling ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. But what really happens ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...