The EU is taking legal action against France over the country's waste-sorting regulations. In a statement, the European Commission said it would take France to the EU Court of Justice around the ...

The European Commission had repeatedly warned France that its waste-sorting rules are incompatible with the EU single market. Brussels bureaucrats aren’t known for being easygoing on single market ...

Changing markets and confusion over what can be thrown in recycling bins has forced some communities to rethink or even suspend their recycling programs. But many more recycling programs are working ...

A battle has been waging in Sacramento over whether beverage cartons—the ones used for milk, juice, broth, wine, even egg ...

In a letter to the EPA, 17 legislators made the case for implementing standardized labels developed by Recycle Across America. Seventeen legislators have asked the EPA to implement nationwide labeling ...

The EPA is joining with environmental groups to ditch the circular arrow symbol so consumers are more aware of what plastics can truly be recycled For decades, three arrows pointing in a triangular ...

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Producer Aynsley O’Neill with Jennie Romer, the EPA’s deputy assistant administrator for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in 1988, the Society of the Plastics Industry—now the ...

The inconvenience of separating plastics for recycling may soon be a thing of the past. A team of Korean researchers has ...