Slightly more than $1 billion worth of plastic scrap, or “waste” as it’s categorized by the U.S. government, was exported in 2011—the equivalent of nearly 2.15 million metric tons. By 2014 exports ...

When more than 180 nations agreed last year to place strict limits on exports of plastic waste from richer countries to poorer ones, the move was seen as a major victory in the fight against plastic ...

Companies around the world are setting up plants to turn discarded, shredded plastic packaging into marketable products. Steady shredding and sorting equipment investments are being made globally to ...