Sorting out answers at Staten Island’s giant paper pulp vat and the massive sifter in Brooklyn — including why seeing metal ...

Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- ...

Where do pizza boxes go? What exactly is rigid plastic? How clean do empty jars need to be? Relax, experts say.

When we use a sponge to wipe down the table after breakfast, or we line our bins with a fresh rubbish bag, we’re adding to ...

In Nigeria, informal collectors of plastic bottle waste are central to resolving the clash between its environmental costs ...

Many Filipinos know San Fernando, Pampanga province, as the Christmas capital of the Philippines—a title held dear by its ...

If you think about it, most of these products are cheaper than checking a bag — I hope that's all the justification you need.

Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.

The United States Department of Agriculture says dog-waste compost can be used as a soil additive for things like lawns, ...

"Basically, this tributary is currently being used almost like an open access landfill," she says. "This tributary is being ...

Becca Hurd is Gaston County's recycling coordinator.

Plastic waste reduction advocates held the “Philippine Reuse Study Tour and Conference” in a bid to amplify the viability of reuse and refill solutions, as a way to address the scourge of plastic ...