In 2016, humanity had already discarded enough plastic to wrap the entire Earth in cling wrap, and in the intervening years, that number has increased by about 50%.

Unlike glass or paper, which have relatively consistent chemical makeups, different kinds of plastic cannot be recycled together. Recycling a hard plastic detergent bottle, a Styrofoam tray and a ...

Examples include the plastic bag your dry cleaning garments came in, cereal bags, shrink and bubble wrap, the bag your ...