Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles are purchased globally. That's 525.6 billion plastic bottles consumed each year. With that in mind, ask yourself how many times you've dropped and lost a ...

Now that you know to keep those lids on plastic bottles, check out things you probably didn’t know you could recycle, or some common misconceptions about recycling. A version of this story ran ...

Now that most plastic bottle caps are all made of the same, single material, recyclers can separate them out. Here is how the recycling process works: 1. You recycle your bottle with cap on. 2.

Under the proposal, plastic drink containers under three liters would need to have an attached bottle cap by 2027.It's a practice that's already common in Europe.Sponsors of the proposal say ...

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Malcolm McKie, a 35-year-old tax accountant in Toronto, said the serrated plastic edges of the caps tickled his mustache while sipping sugary sodas this summer in London.

Completely biodegradable solution to replace conventional petroleum-based plastic bottle cap Commerce, California--(Newsfile Corp. - March 14, 2024) - Beyond Plastic has introduced the first-ever ...

Tethered caps are not easily removed from plastic bottles—they are difficult to throw away even if someone wanted to. The initiative is modeled on a packaging change in the 1980s.

Scientists demand cap on new plastic production to end pollution crisis ‘If production just keeps growing and growing, we will be faced with a truly Sisyphean task,’ said one expert .